当局

See also: 當局

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 当局 – see 當局 (“authorities; those in power; government; regime”).
(This term, 当局, is the simplified form of 當局.)
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
当 局
とう
Grade: 2		 きょく
Grade: 3
on’yomi kan’on
Alternative spelling
當局 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

当(とう)局(きょく) • (tōkyoku) ←たうきよく (taukyoku)?

  1. authority (persons in command; specifically, government)
  2. this or our 局 (kyoku, “office”) – post office (郵便局), broadcasting station (放送局), etc.

Derived terms
  • 当(とう)局(きょく)者(しゃ) (tōkyokusha)

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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