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Kanji Detail for 局 - "bureau, department, office"
局
- Meaning
局 means "bureau, department, office."
Separator, Divider - A division of a larger organization, such as an office, that is divided into smaller sections based on duties.
Curved, Contracted - To bend or shrink in size.
Small, Narrow - Having a small size or width.
Board - A board used in games such as Go or Shogi, and the victory or defeat in those games.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
Sentences including 局
Is there a post office near here?
I remembered that boys will be boys.
The rumor turned out to be true.
She went back to england in the end.
If you try for too much , you'll end up with nothing at all.
Is there a post office around here?
She will fail eventually.
Teach the way from the here to post office.
You'll take this to the post office , won't you?
Nothing happened after all.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
円い輪になっているものを一粒ずつ数えてゆけば、どこまで数えていっても終局はありません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
選ばないとすれば――下人の考えは、何度も同じ道を低徊した揚句に、やっとこの局所へ逢着した。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
しかしこの「すれば」は、いつまでたっても、結局「すれば」であった。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo
円い輪になっているものを一粒ずつ数えてゆけば、どこまで数えていっても終局はありません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha