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市長選 (shichousen) Japanese meaning: mayoral election | Kotomora

市し長ちょう選せん

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Meanings

1

mayoral election

Refers to an election for the position of city mayor. Often used in news contexts.

来らい月げつ、市し長ちょう選せんが行おこなわれる。
The mayoral election will be held next month.

Kanji

市market, city, town
長long, leader, superior
選elect, select, choose

Related words

知ち事じ選せん
Refers to a gubernatorial election, for a prefectural governor, while 市長選 is specifically for a city mayor.
選せん挙きょ
General term for 'election'. 市長選 is a specific type of election.

市し長ちょう選せんの結けっ果かが発はっ表ぴょうされた。

The results of the mayoral election were announced.

Built from

市し長ちょう+選せん

Etymology

Compound of 市長 (mayor) and 選, an abbreviation of 選挙 (election).