領 事 館(りょうじかん)

りょうじかん

noun

consulate

1. consulate

An office of a foreign government in a city, primarily handling visas, passports, and services for its citizens abroad. Distinct from an embassy, which is the main diplomatic mission in a country's capital.

領事館(りょうじかん)でビザを申請(しんせい)した。

I applied for a visa at the consulate.

大阪(おおさか)にはいくつかの外国(がいこく)の領事館(りょうじかん)がある。

There are several foreign consulates in Osaka.

海外(かいがい)でパスポートを紛失(ふんしつ)した場合(ばあい)は、最寄(もよ)りの領事館(りょうじかん)に連絡(れんらく)してください。

If you lose your passport overseas, please contact the nearest consulate.

Usage: 領事館(りょうじかん) refers to a consular office, which is typically located in major cities other than the capital. The head of a consulate is the 領事(りょうじ) (consul).

Common collocations

総領事館(そうりょうじかん) (consulate general)
在(ざい)A日本(にほん)領事館(りょうじかん) (Japanese consulate in A)
領事館(りょうじかん)に問(と)い合(あ)わせる (to inquire at the consulate)

Similar words: Compare with 大使館(たいしかん) (embassy), which is the main diplomatic mission located in a country's capital and handles political relations between governments. A 領事館(りょうじかん) focuses on citizen services and trade, and a country may have multiple consulates but only one embassy in each foreign nation.

Related Words

Compare: 大使館(たいしかん) (embassy)

Related: 外交官(がいこうかん) (diplomat)

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