区く立りつ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

Used as a prefix-like modifier for public facilities established and operated by a city ward (区). Common in names of schools, libraries, and community centers.

区く立りつ図と書しょ館かんで勉べん強きょうする。
I study at the ward library.
この公こう園えんは区く立りつです。
This park is ward-run.

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Usage patterns

区く立りつ〈場ば所しょ〉a ward-run (facility)
娘むすめは区く立りつ図と書しょ館かんによく行いきます。
My daughter often goes to the ward library.

Kanji

区ward, district
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

都と立りつN1
都立 marks something run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, while 区立 marks something run by a city ward within Tokyo.

Opposites

私し立りつN3
区立 refers to facilities run and funded by a city ward, while 私立 refers to privately run institutions.

Don't confuse with

市し立りつN3
区立 designates facilities operated by a city ward, whereas 市立 designates those operated by a city, a broader administrative unit.
都と立りつN1
区立 is run by a ward, while 都立 is run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, a higher-level authority.
県けん立りつN3
区立 applies to ward-run facilities within a city, while 県立 applies to facilities run by a prefecture.

Etymology

Compound of 区 (ward) and 立 (establish). The reading くりつ follows standard on'yomi.