局 (きょく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

局 (きょく) means court lady / lady in waiting.

See example sentences below.

局 at a glance

局

きょくkyoku

N3noun

court lady / lady in waiting

局きょくkyokuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

court lady / lady in waiting

Example 1

古い時代の局について学ぶ。

Translation

I study about court ladies from old times.

Example 2

彼女は宮中の局として働いている。

Translation

She works as a lady in waiting at the palace.