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府議会議員 (ふぎかいぎいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

府ふ議ぎ会かい議ぎ員いん

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Meanings

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noun

prefectural assembly member (Osaka or Kyoto)

Specifically refers to a member of the prefectural assembly in Osaka or Kyoto Prefectures, which are designated as 府 (fu) rather than 県 (ken).

彼かれは大おお阪さか府ふ議ぎ会かい議ぎ員いんに立りっ候こう補ほした。
He ran for a seat in the Osaka Prefectural Assembly.
京きょう都と府ふ

議ぎ

会かい

議ぎ

員いん

の

任にん

期き

は

4

年よねん

です

。

The term of a Kyoto Prefectural Assembly member is four years.

Kanji

府borough, urban prefecture, govt office
議deliberation, consultation, debate
会meeting, meet, party
員employee, member, number

Similar words

県けん議ぎ会かい議ぎ員いん
Refers to a prefectural assembly member in prefectures designated as 県 (ken), which is the standard designation for most prefectures. 府議会議員 is used only for Osaka and Kyoto.
都と議ぎ会かい議ぎ員いん
Refers to a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. 都 (to) is used for Tokyo, while 府 (fu) is used for Osaka and Kyoto.

Etymology

Compound of 府 (fu, 'urban prefecture'), 議会 (gikai, 'assembly'), and 議員 (giin, 'member'). The term is specific to the administrative divisions of Osaka and Kyoto.