# 庁 metropolitan government

(cave) + 丁 (nail) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
5 strokes
BETA ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

CHOU |

## Mnemonic

| Someday we'll take all the city government guys to a cave and nail 'em there.

## Jukugo

都庁(とちょう) | metropolitan government ★☆☆☆☆ 都 (major city) + 庁 (metropolitan government) = 都庁 (metropolitan government)
警視庁(けいしちょう) | metro police ★☆☆☆☆ 警 (the fuzz) + 視 (peer at) + 庁 (metropolitan government) = 警視庁 (metro police) regular uniformed city cops (as opposed to local cops or specialized cops like 刑事　(けいじ, meaning detectives), FBI, etc.)