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市町村 (shichouson) Japanese meaning: municipalities | Kotomora
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This system has been introduced in municipalities nationwide.
Garbage sorting rules differ by municipality.
Usage patterns 市し 町ちょう 村そん が 合がっ 併ぺい する for municipalities to merge
Due to the declining birthrate, neighboring municipalities merged.
市し 町ちょう 村そん ごとに 〈 事こと 〉 が 異こと なる to vary from municipality to municipality
The way garbage is sorted differs from municipality to municipality.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 市し 町ちょう 村そん 役やく 場ば the municipal office of a place
You handle relocation paperwork at the municipal office.
Related words 自治体 is the broader legal term for any local government body (including prefectures), while 市町村 specifically means the city/town/village level.
市区 covers cities and their wards, while 市町村 broadens the scope to include towns and villages as well.
Don't confuse with 都道府県 refers to the prefectural level (like states or provinces), while 市町村 refers to the municipal level within those prefectures, so learners often mix up which term covers which administrative tier.
市町村 covers cities, towns, and villages together, whereas 町村 refers only to towns and villages, excluding cities.
Etymology Compound of 市 (city), 町 (town), and 村 (village), representing the three basic types of municipalities in Japan.
