役場 (やくば) — town hall, municipal office
役場
town hall
Frequency #7772
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
重箱読み jūbako-yomi
重箱読み (jūbako-yomi) — On'yomi first, kun'yomi second. Named after 重箱 (layered box).
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
yakuba
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
やくば[3] odaka 尾高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- town hall
- municipal office