# 局 — Bureau

Frequency rank 478 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 米 (Rice), less common than 除 (Exclude).

- On’yomi: きょく
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 尸 Corpse (Kangxi 44)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A flag (flag) waves on the outer left while a mouth (mouth) sits on the inner right — behind the flag-draped walls, mouths discuss official matters at the bureau.

In words:

- 局 きょく — court lady,lady in waiting
- 局限 きょくげん — limit;localize
- 郵便局 ゆうびんきょく — post office

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