当局

See also: 當局

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 当局 – see 當局 (“authorities; those in power; government; regime”). (This term, 当局, is the simplified form of 當局.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
当	局
とう Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) と​ーきょく [tóꜜòkyòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [to̞ːkʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

当局(とうきょく) • (tōkyoku)  (kyūjitai 當局)

1. authority (persons in command; specifically, government)
2. this or our 局 (kyoku, “office”) – post office (郵便局), broadcasting station (放送局), etc.

Derived terms

• 当局者