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署
office · station · sign (signature)
N2On: しょ
Memory Aid
The top part of 署 looks like a complex stamp or signature, and the bottom is 日 (day). Imagine stamping a document on a certain day at an **OFFICE**.
'SHO' — This kanji represents an **OFFICE** or **STATION** that **SHOWS** official authority.
Vocabulary
警察署けいさつしょpolice station
消防署しょうぼうしょfire station
部署ぶしょdepartment, section
税務署ぜいむしょtax office
自署じしょone's own signature, to sign oneself
Example Sentences
警察署はこの道のすぐ先にあります。
The police station is just ahead on this road.
彼は書類に自署した。
He signed the document himself.
新しい部署に異動することになった。
I was transferred to a new department.
消防署は火事の訓練をしています。
The fire station is conducting fire drills.