Meaning

Primary

Town Hall

Alternatives

Town Office, Public Office

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A service location is a place that people go when they're in need of a service. The best place for this is the town hall. Everyone goes to this one location to voice their complaints, and in return their needs are serviced by the officials in the town hall.

役場 specifically refers to the administrative office of a town () or village () rather than a city (). Depending on the location, it may be also be called a 町役場 or 村役場.

Reading

やくば
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This word uses the on'yomi reading for the first kanji and the kun'yomi reading for the second kanji. That's all you have to remember, though, because you've seen both of these readings before!

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 同じ役場

    the same town hall

    町役場

    town hall

    市町村役場

    municipal town hall

Context Sentences

今日の朝、役場に行ってきました。

I went to the town hall this morning.

町の役場の近くにコンビニはありますか?

Is there a convenience store near the town office?

役場の前で午後二時に会いましょう。

See you in front of the public office at 2:00 p.m.

Kanji Composition