知ち事じ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the elected head of a Japanese prefecture, including 都知事, 道知事, 府知事, and 県知事 depending on the type of prefecture.

東とう京きょう都と知ち事じが記き者しゃ会かい見

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The governor of Tokyo held a press conference.

彼かの女じょは知ち事じに立りっ候こう補ほした。

She ran for governor.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が知ち事じに当とう選せんするfor someone to be elected governor
彼かの女じょは先せん月げつの選せん挙きょで知ち事じに当とう選せんした。
She was elected governor in last month's election.
知ち事じを務つとめるto serve as governor
彼かれは八はち年ねん間かん、知ち事じを務つとめた。
He served as governor for eight years.
〈人ひと〉が知ち事じに立りっ候こう補ほするfor someone to run as a candidate for governor
元もと市し長ちょうが知ち事じに立りっ候こう補ほした。
The former mayor ran as a candidate for governor.
知ち事じが〈事こと〉を発はっ表ぴょうするfor the governor to announce something
知ち事じは新あたらしい政せい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The governor announced a new policy.

Kanji

知know, wisdom
事matter, thing, fact

Related words

首しゅ長ちょう
首長 is a broad term for the head of any local government, while 知事 refers specifically to a prefectural governor.
総そう督とく
総督 refers to a colonial or Commonwealth viceregal title, while 知事 is the modern domestic governor of a Japanese prefecture.
都と知ち事じ
知事 is the general term for a prefectural governor, while 都知事 refers specifically to the governor of Tokyo Metropolis.
県けん知ち事じ
知事 is the general term for a prefectural governor of any type, while 県知事 specifically denotes the governor of a 県.
府ふ知ち事じ
知事 is the general term for a prefectural governor of any type, whereas 府知事 specifies the governor of Osaka or Kyoto.

Don't confuse with

市し長ちょうN1
市長 is the head of a city, whereas 知事 is the head of a prefecture, so the two are easily confused as 'local leader' terms.

Word family· 10

都と知ち事じ
governor of Tokyo; metropolitan governor
県けん知ち事じ
prefectural governor
府ふ知ち事じ
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
六ろく知ち事じ
six administrators of a Zen temple

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese official-title compound written with 知 and 事. The spelling is conventionally associated with administering public affairs; the word now specifically denotes a prefectural governor.

副ふく知ち事じ

vice-governor; deputy governor; lieutenant governor

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州しゅう知ち事じ
state governor
知ち事じ選せん
gubernatorial election; governor's race
藩はん知ち事じ
governor of a feudal domain (1869-1871)
道どう知ち事じ
governor of Hokkaido
都と道どう府ふ県けん知ち事じ
prefectural governor