當局

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See also: 当局

Chinese

 
to act as; represent; equal
to act as; represent; equal; should; fitting; suitable; adequate; proper; replace; to be; to hold a position; manage; withstand; when; during; ought; match equally; same; obstruct; just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at
situation; office; (a measure word used for games) set or round office
trad. (當局)
simp. (当局)

Pronunciation


Noun

當局

  1. authorities; those in power; government; regime

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (當局):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Hyōgaiji
きょく
Grade: 3
on’yomi kan’on
For pronunciation and definitions of 當局 – see the following entry.
当局とうきょく
authority (persons in command; specifically, government)
this or our (kyoku, office)post office (郵便局), broadcasting station (放送局), etc.
(This term, 當局, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

當局 (dangguk) (hangeul 당국)

  1. Hanja form? of 당국 (authorities).