局

An office, bureau, situation, or counter for board games.

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1 Noun, Suffix

Office / Bureau / Station

Refers to an administrative department, broadcasting station, or facility handling public services.

Example

郵便局で切手を買いました。

I bought stamps at the post office.

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2 Noun, Suffix

Situation / Scope

Denotes the state of affairs, the layout of a situation, or a specific phase in a sequence of events.

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3 Counter

Counter for Games

Serves as a counter for individual matches of board games like Go, Shogi, and Mahjong.

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局

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An office, bureau, situation, or counter for board games.

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