相談所(そうだんじょ)

そうだんじょ
noun
consultation office; advice center; counseling center
1. consultation office; counseling center; advice bureau
An office or center providing guidance, consultation, or advice on a specific topic. Common types include legal advice centers, child welfare consultation offices, marriage consultation agencies, and medical advisory services.
弁護士(べんごし)相談所(そうだんじょ)に電話(でんわ)した。
I called a legal consultation center.
結婚(けっこん)相談所(そうだんじょ)に登録(とうろく)して婚活(こんかつ)を始(はじ)めた。
I registered with a marriage consultation agency and started looking for a partner.
子(こ)どもの悩(なや)みについて児童(じどう)相談所(そうだんじょ)に相談(そうだん)に行(い)った。
I went to a child welfare consultation center for advice about my child's concerns.

Compound of 相談(そうだん) (consultation, advice) + 所(じょ) (place). Appears as part of many compound nouns specifying the type of consultation.

COMMON COMPOUND TYPES:

  • 結婚(けっこん)相談所(そうだんじょ): marriage consultation agency
  • 法律(ほうりつ)/弁護士(べんごし)相談所(そうだんじょ): legal advice center
  • 児童(じどう)相談所(そうだんじょ): child welfare consultation office
  • 消費生活(しょうひせいかつ)相談所(そうだんじょ): consumer affairs consultation center

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 相談室(そうだんしつ): counseling room — an individual room rather than an organization
  • 窓口(まどぐち): service counter, point of contact — a broader term for any service or inquiry desk
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