Japanese

しやくしょ
Meaning: city hall; municipal office
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

市
役
所

Example sentences

I registered my new address at the city hall.
住民たちは騒音問題を市役所に訴えた。
The residents appealed the noise problem to the city hall.
彼は市役所に10年間勤務している。
He has been working at the city hall for ten years.
市役所の窓口で手続きを行う。
I perform the procedures at the city hall service counter.
新しい家族ができたので、市役所で戸籍の手続きをした
I went to the city office to handle the family register procedures because we had a new family member.
兄は公務員として市役所に勤めています
My older brother works at the city hall as a civil servant.
新しい市役所の庁舎は、駅の近くに建設された。
The new city hall building was built near the station.
昨日、市役所に婚姻届を提出しました。
We submitted our marriage registration at the city hall yesterday.
私たちは先月、市役所で入籍しました。
We registered our marriage at the city office last month.
市役所は新しい住民票を交付した
The city hall issued a new resident record.

Usage Notes

A government office where administrative tasks for a city are handled.

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