(けんちょう)

けんちょう
noun
prefectural government office
societybuilding
1. prefectural government office
The central administrative office of a prefecture, and by extension the prefectural government as an organization.
県庁(けんちょう)(つと)めている
I work at the prefectural government office.
その手続(てつづ)県庁(けんちょう)できる
You can do that procedure at the prefectural office.
The city where the prefectural office is located is not necessarily the most populous city in the prefecture.

The administrative headquarters of a (けん) (prefecture). Can refer to the building itself or to the prefectural government as an organization.

Common collocations

  • 県庁(けんちょう)所在地(しょざいち): the prefectural capital (city where the office sits)
  • 県庁(けんちょう)(つと)める: to work at the prefectural office
  • 県庁(けんちょう)(まえ): in front of the prefectural office (a common place name)

Similar words

  • 市役所(しやくしょ): city hall — the equivalent office at the municipal level
  • 都庁(とちょう): Tokyo Metropolitan Government office — the equivalent for 東京都(とうきょうと)