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都道府県知事 (とどうふけんちじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

都と道どう府ふ県けん知ち事じ

Meanings

1

noun

prefectural governor

Refers to the elected head of a Japanese prefecture (都, 道, 府, or 県).

都と道どう府ふ県けん知ち事じは地ち域いきの行ぎょう政せいを担になう。
Prefectural governors are responsible for regional administration.
都と道どう府ふ県けん知ち事じは住じゅう民みんの直ちょく接せつ選せん挙きょで選えらばれます。
Prefectural governors are elected by direct vote of the residents.

Kanji

都metropolis, capital, all
道road-way, street, district
府borough, urban prefecture, govt office
県

prefecture

知know, wisdom

事matter, thing, fact

Similar words

知ち事じ
知事 is a general term for a governor, while 都道府県知事 explicitly covers all four types of prefectural governors.
市し長ちょう
市長 is a city mayor, a lower administrative level than a prefectural governor.

Etymology

Compound of 都道府県 (todōfuken, 'prefectures') and 知事 (chiji, 'governor').