ward; borough; city district
An administrative division of a city, especially the 23 special wards of Tokyo (特別区). Also used for wards in other designated cities.
東京には23の区があります。
Tokyo has 23 wards.
I live in Shinjuku Ward.
A defined area for a specific purpose, such as an electoral district (選挙区) or postal zone (郵便区). Often used in compounds.
See also: 郵便区
この選挙区は候補者が多い。
There are many candidates in this electoral district.
郵便区番号を確認してください。
Please check the postal zone number.
He lives in Shibuya Ward.
He was elected in this electoral district.
I went to the ward office and got a residence certificate.
The city divided the town into several districts.
division; section; demarcation; partition · classification; sorting; grouping · division (logic)
division; section; block; plot; lot; compartment; partition
section; segment; stretch · interval
in the ward; within the ward · within the zone; within the district
pause; break; punctuation · break; end; stopping point; milestone
municipal district; city wards and streets · city and wards
special ward · special economic zone (China) · special administrative region (China)
ward residents; people of the ward
divide; separate; partition; mark off · punctuate; insert pauses; space words
ward head; ward mayor; chief administrator of a ward
ward office; ward council office
parish
school district; school attendance zone
jurisdiction; administrative district
ward-run; municipal (ward)
division; section; classification; compartment; lane
school district; school attendance zone
same ward
train line; bus line
Tokyo's 23 special wards
demarcation; boundary marking; zoning
ward-operated; ward-run; ward-managed
district; ward; lot
subdistrict; division of an area
various; diverse; divided · petty; trivial; insignificant
ward assembly
administrative division; partitioning for governance