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地方自治体 (chihoujichitai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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みん
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Local governments are responsible for providing services to residents.
Each municipality establishes that ordinance independently.
Usage patterns 地ち 方ほう 自じ 治ち 体たい が 〈 事こと 〉 を 運うん 営えい する for a local government to run/administer something
The local government runs the public facility.
地ち 方ほう 自じ 治ち 体たい に 〈 事こと 〉 を 申しん 請せい する to apply to a local government for something
地ち 方ほう 自じ 治ち 体たい から 〈 物もの 〉 を 受う ける to receive something (e.g. a subsidy) from a local government
Kanji 方 direction, person, alternative 治 reign, be at peace, calm down Related words 自治体 is a shorter, everyday way to say 地方自治体, dropping the explicit '地方' (regional) part.
地方公共団体 is the formal legal term used in the constitution and statutes, while 地方自治体 is the common everyday term for the same entities.
地方自治体 is a broader term covering any local government body (prefectures, cities, etc.), while 州政府 specifically means a state government in a federal system.
Etymology Compound of 地方 (region) + 自治 (self-government) + 体 (body). The term reflects the post-war emphasis on local autonomy in Japan.
When you move, you apply to the local government for a change of address.
This project receives a subsidy from the local government.
Don't confuse with 地方自治体 is the local government body (the administrative entity) itself, while 地方議会 is its elected legislative assembly.
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).
