Meaning of 署(しょ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 署

Kana Reading しょ

Romaji sho

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

station (esp. a police station); office (i.e. tax office)

Examples of 署, しょ in a sentence

「警察だ。ちょっと署まで来てもらおうか」「な、なんで？」「こんな街中でドンパチやって罪にならないわけないだろうが！！」

This is the police. Would you mind coming down to the station? "W-why?" "You can't think it's not a crime to go shooting guns off in the middle of town?!"

Related Kanji

署 JLPT 2

13 strokes

signature, govt office, police station

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi:

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署

14 strokes

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi:

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