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局

bureau
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingキョク
Kun readingつぼね
JōyōGrade 3

Popular Usage

郵便局結局局限

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flag (方) · phrase · bound up (乙) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1147

Compound words

郵便局ゆうびんきょく
post office
結局けっきょく
after all; in the end; ultimately; eventually; conclusion
医局いきょく
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
一局いっきょく
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
開局かいきょく
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
局員きょくいん
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
局地きょくち
locality; local area; limited area
局長きょくちょう
bureau director; office chief
局番きょくばん
telephone exchange number
局面きょくめん
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
支局しきょく
branch office
時局じきょく
situation; state of things; current affairs
終局しゅうきょく
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
政局せいきょく
political situation
当局とうきょく
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
同局どうきょく
the said bureau (office, department, broadcasting station, channel, etc.); same bureau (office, department, broadcasting station, channel, etc.)
難局なんきょく
difficult situation
破局はきょく
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
薬局やっきょく
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
部局ぶきょく
department; bureau; section; part
対局たいきょく
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
局留めきょくどめ
general delivery; counter collection; poste restante
国税局こくぜいきょく
revenue office; taxation bureau
事務局じむきょく
secretariat; executive office

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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