支局 Branch Office

Meaning

Primary

Branch Office

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The support bureau is the group that supports a business. It is the branch office.

If it helps, this word has the same meaning as 支店 which you will also be learning in this level.

Reading

しきょく

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜支局

  海外支局

  overseas branch office

  地方支局

  regional branch office

  国内支局

  domestic branch office

• 支局に〜

  支局に行く

  to go to the branch office

  支局にある

  to be at the branch office

  支局にもどる

  to return to the branch office

Context Sentences

東京支局からポートランドの本社にもどって下さい。

Please head back from the Tokyo branch to headquarters in Portland.

去年、パスポートセンターの東京支局へ行きました。

Last year, I went to the Tokyo branch of the passport center.

テレビ東京には、海外支局はありますか？

Does TV Tokyo have overseas bureaus?

Kanji Composition

1. 支

   し Support
2. 局

   きょく Bureau