# 庁 — government agency

庁 means “government agency”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: チョウ (chou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 庁 (chou, “government office; agency”).

- Meaning: government agency
- On'yomi: チョウ (chou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Government

## How to remember 庁

Sounds like 丁: both read チョウ.

Parts: 广 shelter · 丁 street

## Words with 庁

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 庁 | ちょう (chou) | government office; agency |

## Don't confuse it with

[了](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/) · [丁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/city-block/) · [序](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preface/) · [町](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/town/)

## More in the “Government” set

[司](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/administer/) · [庁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/government-agency/) · [令](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/order/) · [臣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/retainer/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/government-agency/. Last updated 2026-11-01.