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Kanji Detail for 署 - "office"
署
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Meaning
署 means "office." Also associated with to sign, assignment.
Office - A government bureau; a station.
Sign - To write one's name; to authorize.
Assignment - A designated role; duty.
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Words using 署
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署名
しょめい
signature; autograph
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署員
しょいん
staff member; station employee; official
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警察署
けいさつしょ
police station
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税務署
ぜいむしょ
tax office
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署長
しょちょう
chief (of police); head (of office)
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消防署
しょうぼうしょ
fire station
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署名
しょめい
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Tattoo check: 署
- Verified meaning: office
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: to sign, assignment
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.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
signature; govt office; police station
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
public office
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
office; bureau; (Taiwan pr. [shu4]) to sign; to arrange
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
bureau, public office; to sign
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To arrange. 部署 means to arrange and deploy. | To mark. Placing things as markers. Hence government offices are called 署. Meaning to mark the place where affairs are handled. | To sign. Writing characters is called 署. Such as 署簽 (sign a document), 署名 (sign one's name). | Temporarily holding a position is called 署. Such as 署理 (acting in capacity), 署事 (acting official). To distinguish from substantive appointments.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 署
Please tell me where the police station is.
How can i get to the police station?
He could not so much as sign his own name.
How can i get to the police station?
Don't forget to sign your name.
All you have to do is sign your name here.
Please sign your name here.
You have only to sign your name here.
He is the chief of a police station.
She signed over the money to her daughter.