kyoku
1. bureau; department
2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio)
+ 2 additional meanings★ Common
Noun
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1. bureau; department
2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio)
+ 2 additional meanings1. bureau director; office chief
1. post office
1. court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting
2. separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period)
+ 2 additional meanings1. secretariat; executive office
1. television station
1. position in a game; state of the game
2. situation; stage
1. clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
1. revenue office; taxation bureau
1. one game (of go, shogi, etc.)
2. one board (go, shogi, etc.)
3. one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)