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地方自治 (chihoujichi) Japanese meaning: local autonomy | Kotomora
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Strengthening of local autonomy is being demanded.
Local governments can enact their own ordinances.
Usage patterns 地ち 方ほう 自じ 治ち を 尊そん 重ちょう する to respect local autonomy
The constitution stipulates that local autonomy shall be respected.
地ち 方ほう 自じ 治ち を 確かく 立りつ する to establish local autonomy
地ち 方ほう 自じ 治ち の 原げん 則そく the principle of local autonomy
Kanji 方 direction, person, alternative 治 reign, be at peace, calm down Related words 地方自治 emphasizes local governments' autonomous self-rule, while 地方分権 stresses the transfer of power from the central government to local ones.
地方自治 emphasizes the autonomy and self-governing rights of local bodies, while 地方行政 focuses on the actual administrative work they carry out.
Opposites 地方自治 means local governments govern themselves independently, whereas 中央集権 means power is concentrated in the central government.
国政 refers to national-level governance, whereas 地方自治 refers to local self-government and regional administration.
Don't confuse with 地方自治 is the abstract principle or system of local self-government, while 地方自治体 refers to an actual local government body (e.g. a city or prefecture).
地方自治 is the abstract principle or system of local self-government, whereas 自治体 is the actual governing body that exercises it.
Etymology Compound of 地方 (region, locality) and 自治 (self-government). The term became prominent in modern Japanese political discourse, especially after WWII, reflecting the principle of local self-governance.
After the war, reforms were carried out in Japan to establish local autonomy.
The principle of local autonomy is also explicitly stated in the Constitution of Japan.
