市し立りつ

also: いちりつ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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

Used for institutions and facilities established and operated by a city government, such as schools, hospitals, and libraries. Often contrasted with 私立 (private) and 国立 (national).

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉は市し立りつだ‹a place/facility› is city-run
このプールは市し立りつだ。
This pool is run by the city.
市し立りつの〈場ば所しょ〉a municipal ‹facility›
市し立りつの体たい育いく館かんでバスケットボールをした。
I played basketball at a municipal gymnasium.

Kanji

市market, city, town
立stand up, rise, set up

Related words

県けん立りつN3
県立 refers to institutions run by a prefecture, while 市立 refers to those run by a city, so the two are easily confused when talking about local public facilities.
都と立りつN1
都立 is specific to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, whereas 市立 refers to facilities run by an ordinary city.

Opposites

私し立りつN3
市立 means an institution is run by a city government, while 私立 means it is privately run—the two are also exact homophones (both しりつ), which is why 市立 is sometimes pronounced いちりつ to avoid confusion.

Don't confuse with

私し立りつN3
私立 (private) and 市立 (municipal) are pronounced identically as しりつ, so context or the special reading わたくしりつ is needed to tell them apart.
区く立りつ
区立 designates facilities operated by a city ward, whereas 市立 designates those operated by a city, a broader administrative unit.
府ふ立りつN1
府立 means run by the Osaka or Kyoto prefectural government, whereas 市立 means run by a city government, and it is also a homophone of 私立 (private).

Word family

市し立りつ大だい学がく
city university; municipal college
市し立りつ学がっ校こう
municipal school; city-run school
市し立りつ病びょう院いん
city hospital; municipal hospital
市し立りつ図と書しょ館かん
municipal library; city library; public library

Written forms

市立Usage97%
- しりつ
  Standard kanji form. The reading しりつ is homophonous with 私立 (private), so context or the alternative reading いちりつ may be used to disambiguate.
- いちりつ
  Alternative reading used especially in spoken contexts to avoid confusion with 私立 (しりつ).
しりつUsage3%
いちりつ

Etymology

Compound of 市 (city) and 立 (establish). The reading しりつ follows the on'yomi of both characters; いちりつ is an alternative on'yomi reading of 市 used to distinguish from 私立.