This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キョク、つぼね
Romaji: kyoku, tsubone
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  7
Radical Number:  44
Frequency:  286
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-3-4
Korean Reading:  gug
Chinese Reading:  ju2
Unicode:  5c40
JIS:  3649

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3063
Nelson Index: 1384
New Nelson Index: 1412
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3r4.4
Four Corner Index: 7722.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 262
Gakken Index: 194
Japanese Names Index: 514
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7653
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0135
Remembering the kanji Index: 1066
Kanji Way Index: 228
Kanji Flashcards Index: 482
Kodansha Compact Index: 524
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 280
Kanji in Context Index: 228
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1943
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2636
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1075
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1147
Essential Kanji Index: 422
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3800
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3749
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 194
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 279

Words

(きょく)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange; affair; situation; game (of go, shogi, etc.)
結局 (けっきょく)
after all; eventually; in the end
局長 (きょくちょう)
bureau director; office chief
テレビ局 (テレビきょく)
television station
同局 (どうきょく)
the said bureau; the same bureau
(つぼね)
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
開局 (かいきょく)
opening of post-office or telephone exchange
当局 (とうきょく)
authorities; this office
支局 (しきょく)
branch office
局番 (きょくばん)
telephone exchange number
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