局 Kanji – bureau
The Japanese kanji 局 can mean bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment.
Meaning and Readings
How is 局 read?
局 has the onyomi reading キョク and the kunyomi reading つぼね.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyoku, tsubone.
Common Japanese Words Using 局
These common Japanese words contain 局. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- テレビ局（テレビきょく） — television station
- 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.)
- 開局（かいきょく） — opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
- 局（きょく） — bureau, department
- 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