神社本庁

Jinja Honcho (Association of Shinto Shrines)

庁

ちょう

government office, agency, board

日本国特許庁

にほんこくとっきょちょう にっぽんこくとっきょちょう

Japanese Patent Office

来庁

らいちょう

coming to a prefectural office, etc.

支庁

しちょう

(governmental) branch office

県庁

けんちょう

prefectural office

官庁

かんちょう

government office, government agency, authorities

都庁

とちょう

Tokyo Government Office

庁舎

ちょうしゃ

government office building

開庁

かいちょう

governmental office opening (usually special case)

省庁

しょうちょう

ministries and government offices, the authorities

州庁

しゅうちょう

state government; state office; provincial government; county government

閉庁

closing a government office (for the day)

政庁

せいちょう

government office

公庁

こうちょう おおやけちょう

offices of a public or governmental organization (organisation)

退庁

たいちょう

leaving one's office

正庁

せいちょう

official reception hall

島庁

とうちょう しまちょう

island government office

スポーツ庁

スポーツちょう

Japan Sports Agency; JSA