きょく
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. bureau; department
2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
3. affair; situation
Counter
Noun
Suffix
4. game (of go, shogi, etc.)
Pitch accent
きょ
く
Used in vocabulary (177 in total)
locality; local area; limited area
part; section; part of the body; affected part (of the body); local (e.g. anesthesia); topical
medical office (esp. in a hospital); doctor's office
broadcasting station; broadcaster
prosecutor's office
department; bureau; section; part
bureau director; office chief
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
state of the war; war situation
secretariat; executive office
television station
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
administration bureau
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
branch office
difficult situation
radio station
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
situation; state of things; current affairs
base station
political situation
restriction; localization
main office; this office; this game (of go, shogi, etc.)
relay station; translator station
(local) finance bureau
revenue office; taxation bureau
regional legal affairs bureau
head office; general office
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
bureau; office building
limit; localize; localise
mint; mint bureau
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
news bureau; press bureau
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
waterworks bureau; water department
General Affairs Bureau
the outside
telephone company
Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI
editorial office; editorial department; editorial board
local broadcast station
bureau in a ministry
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
research bureau; research service; research council
another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
external bureau
Port and Harbor Authority
general situation; whole aspect
telegraph office
secretariat
National Security Agency (of the United States); NSA
traffic bureau; transportation bureau
budget bureau
construction bureau
localization; existing only in a certain area
politburo; political bureau (of a communist party)
(national) tourist bureau; tourist board; tourist office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
radio station
famous game (of go, shogi, etc.)
telephone exchange number
(telephone) exchange; (international) postal exchange (that handles customs clearance, etc.)
replayed game after a draw (in shogi)
telegraph office
Printing Bureau; Bureau of Printing and Engraving
round that ends with nobody winning
Food and Drug Administration (US); FDA
composition; make-up; arrangement (of shogi pieces on the board)
(Japanese) Monopoly Bureau
immigration office; immigration bureau
supervisory bureau; supervisory authority; board of control
District Land Transport Bureau (i.e. motor traffic agency)
tuning in (to a TV channel or radio station); channel selection
the said bureau (office, department, broadcasting station, channel, etc.); same bureau (office, department, broadcasting station, channel, etc.)
branch office; local office
(Japanese) Tax Bureau
public relations department; information bureau
regional forestry office
Drug Enforcement Administration (US); DEA
promotion bureau; development office; subprefectural office (in Hokkaido)
labor standards bureau; labour standards bureau
call sign (e.g. of radio station); station name
SMT; Station Management
earth station (for a satellite)
sending office
commercial broadcasting station
Japanese Pharmacopoeia
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
TV announcer (in the full-time employ of a single broadcaster)
International Finance Bureau
coming to a post office, broadcasting station, etc.
commercial broadcaster; commercial radio or TV station
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
circumstances
to deal with a situation; to take charge of an affair
meteorological office; weather bureau
Civil Information and Education Section (of the General Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Japan; 1945-1952); CIE
(Japanese) Postal Savings Bureau
(computer) slave station
key station (broadcasting); flagship station; master station
official bulletin
state-run television station
customs office
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
world developments
(radio) terminal
receiving post office
selling office
land terminal equipment (of a submarine cable)
amateur radio station
booster station
(computer) sub-node; sub-station
Bureau of Shrine Affairs (1900-1940)
regular post office; ordinary post office
secondary station
data station
mobile terminal
primary station
virtual (switching) office
office code
office data
trunk; inter-office line
master station
passive station
end office; terminating office
centralised office; sectional center (for mail processing)
slave station
tributary station
signalling office
control station
single attachment station
secondary station
dual attachment station
Certification Authority
combined station
neighboring office; adjoining office
Federal Aviation Administration; FAA
Japanese vellum
within an office (bureau, branch, etc.)
local TV station; local radio station
(post office) sorting center
collection point for pick-up (of held mail, etc.)
state of things; situation; condition; state of play on the board
Canadian Security Intelligence Service; CSIS
Statistics Canada (Canadian federal department issuing statistics related to Canada)
Science and International Affairs Bureau
Ministry of the Environment - Global Environment Bureau
Postal Life Insurance Bureau
Machinery and Information Industries Bureau
National Bureau of Standards
Administrative Evaluation Bureau
Physical Education Bureau
Regional Civil Aviation Bureau
Department of Civil Aviation
Civil Affairs Bureau
District Transport Bureau
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; NOAA
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (USA)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (USA)
Australian Bureau of Statistics; ABS
Examples (2 in total)
Where is the Tokyo patent office?
I received word from the local fire station.