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prefectural government office
The central administrative office of a prefecture, and by extension the prefectural government as an organization.
県庁に勤めている。
I work at the prefectural government office.
その手続きは県庁でできる。
You can do that procedure at the prefectural office.
県庁所在地は、その県で最も人口が多い都市とは限らない。
The city where the prefectural office is located is not necessarily the most populous city in the prefecture.
The administrative headquarters of a 県 (prefecture). Can refer to the building itself or to the prefectural government as an organization.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 県庁所在地: the prefectural capital (city where the office sits)
- 県庁に勤める: to work at the prefectural office
- 県庁前: in front of the prefectural office (a common place name)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 市役所: city hall — the equivalent office at the municipal level
- 都庁: Tokyo Metropolitan Government office — the equivalent for 東京都