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公邸

こうてい

N1official residence

Examples

物語の大使は公邸で訪問団を迎えた。

模型では公邸の庭まで細かく再現されている。

Included kanji

Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 公邸 (こうてい) is the official residence assigned to a high-ranking public official.
  • Basic usage: 公邸で迎える locates a delegation's reception there, while 公邸の庭 identifies the residence's attached garden.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Official status of a 公邸
    • Both contexts concern an official residence rather than an ordinary private home; の庭 names an attached part of that residence.

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