区く議ぎ

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Meanings

ward assembly member; ward councillor

Refers to an elected member of a ward assembly, especially in municipal or Tokyo special-ward contexts. Although the older English gloss says 'assemblyman', the Japanese term is gender-neutral.

地じ元もとの区く議ぎに保ほ育いく園えんの問もん題だいを相そう談だんした。
I consulted a local ward assembly member about the nursery school issue.
彼かの女じょは世せ田た谷がや区くの区く議ぎとして活かつ動どうしている。
She is active as a ward councillor in Setagaya Ward.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が区く議ぎに当とう選せんするfor someone to be elected as a ward assembly member
彼かれは先せん月げつの選せん挙きょで区く議ぎに当とう選せんした。
He was elected as a ward assembly member in last month's election.
区く議ぎを務つとめるto serve as a ward assembly member
彼かの女じょは十じゅう年ねん以い上じょう区く議ぎを務つとめている。
She has served as a ward assembly member for over ten years.
区く議ぎに立りっ候こう補ほするto run as a candidate for ward assembly member
友ゆう人じんが来年くらいねんの区く議ぎに立りっ候こう補ほするそうだ。
I heard my friend is going to run for ward assembly member next year.

Kanji

区ward, district
議deliberation, consultation, debate

Related words

市し議ぎ
区議 is an elected member of a ward assembly, while 市議 is the equivalent for a city assembly.
都と議ぎ
区議 represents a ward-level assembly member, whereas 都議 represents a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, a higher level of government.

Don't confuse with

区く議ぎ会かい
区議 refers to an individual ward assembly member, while 区議会 refers to the ward assembly itself as an institution.

Counted with

名めいN2
Used for people in formal or counting-by-seating contexts; this is the most natural choice from the given inventory.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese administrative term combining 区, 'ward', with 議 as used in legislative terms; it is understood as a shortened form of 区議会議員, 'ward assembly member'.