局 (Kyoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio)”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixbureau; department
- noun, noun suffixoffice (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
- noun, noun suffixaffair; situation
- noun, noun suffix, countergame (of go, shogi, etc.)
Examples
この地区では三局受信できます。
We can get three stations in this area.
疫病管理局の報告では、罹患率は１０パーセントだった。
The office for disease control reported a 10 percent spread.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).