Meaning of 役所(やくしょ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 役所 JLPT 2

Kana Reading やくしょ

Romaji yakusho

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

government office; public office

Examples of 役所, やくしょ in a sentence

君は役所に自分で出頭する事が必要なのだ。

It is essential that you present yourself at the office.
どの官庁もお役所主義にはまり込まないで、仕事のスピードアップをはかるという点において問題があるようだ。

Every government office seems to have problems in expediting matters without entanglement in its red tape system.
この手続きにはお役所仕事がだいぶからんでいます。

There's a lot of red tape involved in this procedure.

Related Kanji

役 JLPT 3

7 strokes

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

On'Yomi: ヤク, エキ

Kun'Yomi:

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所 JLPT 4

8 strokes

place

On'Yomi: ショ

Kun'Yomi: ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ

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