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局
kyoku
Description
「局」は、テレビやラジオの放送を作る会社や、郵便を出す場所などを表します。
"局" refers to companies that produce TV or radio broadcasts, or places where you send mail.
仕事の場所や、囲碁や将棋の一つの試合を数えるときにも使います。
It is also used for workplaces or to count individual games in Go or Shogi.
Meanings
局kyoku
office or station (broadcast, post, etc.)
テレビ局で働いています。
I work at a TV station.
局kyoku
bureau or department in an organization
彼は郵便局の局に勤めています。
He works at the post office.
局kyoku
a game or match of go or shogi
今日は一局だけ将棋をした。
Today, I played shogi at just one station.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally means a partitioned space; extended to offices, departments, and one round of a board game.
- Nuance
as a counter, 局 counts single games of go or shogi (一局, 二局).
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