ๅฑ€

JLPT N3

Office, bureau

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใ‚ญใƒงใ‚ฏ (kyoku)

Vocabulary

ๅฑ€
ใใ‚‡ใ
office
้ƒตไพฟๅฑ€
ใ‚†ใ†ใณใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ
post office
่ญฆๅฏŸๅฑ€
ใ‘ใ„ใ•ใคใใ‚‡ใ
police bureau
ๅฝ“ๅฑ€
ใจใ†ใใ‚‡ใ
authorities
ๅฑ€้ข
ใใ‚‡ใใ‚ใ‚“
situation

Example Sentences

ๅฑ€ใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
ใใ‚‡ใ ใซ ใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚
I go to the office.
้ƒตไพฟๅฑ€ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‚†ใ†ใณใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is a post office.
่ญฆๅฏŸๅฑ€ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ‘ใ„ใ•ใคใใ‚‡ใ ใงใ™ใ€‚
It is the police bureau.
ๅฝ“ๅฑ€ใŒ็™บ่กจใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
ใจใ†ใใ‚‡ใ ใŒ ใฏใฃใดใ‚‡ใ† ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
The authorities announce it.
ๅฑ€้ขใŒๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
ใใ‚‡ใใ‚ใ‚“ ใŒ ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
The situation changes.

Cultural Note

๐ŸŒธ ๅฑ€ often refers to official or organized divisions in Japanโ€™s structured society:
โ€ข ้ƒตไพฟๅฑ€ (post office), ๆ”พ้€ๅฑ€ (broadcasting station), and ๅฎ˜ๅบใฎๅฑ€ (government bureaus) are examples of hierarchical, well-defined organizations.
โ€ข In games like ๅ›ฒ็ข (Go) or ๅฐ†ๆฃ‹ (shogi), ๅฑ€ also means a match or round, representing a contained situation with clear boundaries and rules.
This kanji embodies order, structure, and clarity, values deeply embedded in Japanese organizational culture.