Kanji

局

局

bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

尸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つぼね

Nanori (Name Reading)

ちか, つぼね

Common Readings

キョク

Example sentences

結局 けっきょく
色々と悩んだが、結局は留学することに決めた。

I worried about it a lot, but in the end, I decided to study abroad.

そうする そうする
結局、そうすることにしました。

In the end, I decided to do so.

局 きょく
彼は放送局のプロデューサーだ。

He is a producer at a broadcasting station.

ノーテン ノーテン
彼はノーテンのまま局を終えた。

He finished the round without a ready hand.

結局のところ けっきょくのところ
結局のところ、彼は来なかった。

Ultimately, he didn't come.

一丘之貉 いっきゅうのかく
あの政治家たちは、結局のところ一丘之貉に過ぎない。

Those politicians are, after all, birds of a feather.

局面 きょくめん
状況は新たな局面を迎えた。

The situation has entered a new phase.

新た あらた
証拠の発見により、調査は新たな局面を迎えた。

The investigation entered a new phase with the discovery of the evidence.

薬局 やっきょく
風邪をひいたので、薬局で薬を買いました。

I caught a cold, so I bought medicine at the pharmacy.

薬剤師 やくざいし
薬局で薬剤師に相談した。

I consulted a pharmacist at the pharmacy.

Example Vocabulary

結局

けっきょく

after all; in the end; finally; conclusion

局

きょく

bureau; department; office; station; match

結局のところ

けっきょくのところ

after all; ultimately; in the end

局面

きょくめん

phase; aspect; situation

局長

きょくちょう

テレビ局

テレビきょく

戦局

せんきょく

破局

はきょく

薬局

やっきょく

pharmacy; drugstore; chemist

当局

とうきょく

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