支庁

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ちょう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
支廳 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちょ [shìchóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) ちょー [shíꜜchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɕit͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

()(ちょう) • (shichō

  1. governmental branch office
  2. subprefecture (administrative subdivision of Japan, primarily in Hokkaido)