Traducción y Significado de: 役場 - yakuba

Explicación y Etimología - (役場) yakuba

役場 It is a Japanese word meaning "city hall" or "local government headquarters". The word is composed of the characters 役 (yaku), which means "function" or "paper", and 場 (ba), which means "place" or "space". The etymological origin of the word dates back to the EDO period (1603-1868), when the central government of Japan established a local governance system that included the creation of administrative offices in each city and village. These offices were called "Yakuba" and were responsible for dealing with local administrative issues such as taxes, birth and death records, and land management. Over time, the term "Yakuba" has evolved into "Yakusho" and finally to "Yakusho-Ba", which is the abbreviated form of "Yakusho-Sho-Ba", which means "where the administrative office is located" . The word was later simplified to "Yakuba" and finally to "Yakuba". Nowadays, the word is used to refer to local government headquarters at any level, from the city to the city.