5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

government office

Kun'yomi
  • やくしょ
On'yomi
  • チョウ
    government office
  • テイ

Main Radical

广(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

government office
チョウ テイ やくしょ (6th, N2)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)

Common Words

Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
central government office ②this office
government office
government office
National Police Agency
National Security Board (1952-1954)
government office
Tokyo Government Office
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 5E81
JIS X 0208 1-36-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1498
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1603
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3034
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3768
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1920
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2612
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 591
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 635
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 459
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 174
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1034
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 9223
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 938
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 763
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 777
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 506
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 950
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 837
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 541
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 582
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 598
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3q2.2
Four corner code 0022.1
De Roo Code 553