庁 (Chou) is a Japanese noun meaning “government office, agency, board”.
Meanings
- noun, noun suffixgovernment office; agency; board
Kanji in 庁
Related words
警視庁Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)警察庁National Police Agency金融庁Financial Services Agency防衛庁Japan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)都庁Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Office)省庁ministries and government offices検察庁Public Prosecutors Office気象庁(Japanese) Meteorological Agency県庁prefectural office庁舎government office building政庁government office官庁government office