Kanji Detail for 廳 - "hall, reception"

廳

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

廳 means "hall, reception." Also associated with office.
1. Hall - A large room; a building.
2. Office - A government bureau.
3. Reception - A room for receiving guests.
Tattoo check: 廳
- Verified meaning: hall, reception
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ちょう)
- Also carries these associations: office
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 廳

Surnames 廳(ちょう)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

hall; central room

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

hall, central room

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(reception) hall; living room; office; provincial government department

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

hall, central room

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

廳屋: A hall. Anciently, government offices for conducting affairs were called 聽事. Later abbreviated to 聽, hence 广 was added.
Onyomi

choh(チョウ)

tei(テイ)
Kunyomi

yakusho(やくしょ)
Strokes

25 strokes
Radical

广 (madare)
Related Keywords

hall office reception room chamber auditorium building bureau foyer government lounge parlor salon vestibule