# 庁 — Agency

Frequency rank 1052 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 添 (Append), less common than 阿 (Africa).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 广 Dotted Cliff (Kangxi 53)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX
- School grade: 6
- Strokes: 5

A canopy covers a street below — under the government canopy, the street becomes an official agency where bureaucrats manage public affairs.

In words:

- 庁 ちょう — government office
- 官庁 かんちょう — government office,authorities
- 県庁 けんちょう — prefectural office

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