Home/Vocab Vault/省庁省庁省庁しょうちょうministries and government officesN3NounFreq. #1549Meanings1ministries and government offices2the authoritiesRelated WordsSame Kanji防衛庁ぼうえいちょうJapan Defense Agency (became Ministry of Defense in January 2007)庁ちょうgovernment office庁舎ちょうしゃgovernment office building同省どうしょうthe said ministry外務省がいむしょうMinistry of Foreign Affairs省くはぶくto omit反省はんせいreflectionPractice 省庁 in JIVXReinforce this word with AI-graded sentence practice and spaced repetition.Start Practicing Free