JLPT N3 · Noun

局 (kyoku)

局 (きょく, kyoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “bureau; department”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: きょく
Romaji: kyoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

bureau; department · noun, suffix noun
office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange · noun, suffix noun · abbreviation
affair; situation · noun, suffix noun
game (of go, shogi, etc.) · noun, suffix noun, counter

Example sentences

この地区では三局受信できます。

We can get three stations in this area.

Tatoeba #220593

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 局

bureau, board, officeキョク・つぼね · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 局.

郵便局ゆうびんきょくpost office結局けっきょくafter all薬局やっきょくpharmacy局限きょくげんlimit

Source: JMdict entry 1239560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.