Usage patterns 自じ 治ち を 行おこな う to practice/carry out self-government
In that village, the residents govern themselves.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 自じ 治ち を 認みと める to grant a place autonomy
The government granted the region autonomy.
自じ 治ち を 守まも る to protect/defend one's autonomy
The residents tried to protect their autonomy.
Kanji 治 reign, be at peace, calm down Related words 自治 refers to a formal system or power of self-government, while 自主 describes acting independently or voluntarily without being told, often about attitude rather than institutional structure.
自治 means governing oneself while still part of a larger structure, whereas 独立 means full separation and freedom from any controlling power.
自治 is the broader concept of self-government, while 自治権 specifically refers to the legal right to exercise that self-government.
自治 is the right of self-government within a domestic or local context, whereas 主権 is the ultimate governing authority recognized in international law.
Don't confuse with 自治 and 自立 share the kanji 自 and look similar, but 自治 refers to a group or region governing itself, while 自立 means an individual standing on their own without depending on others.
自治 means self-government or autonomy by the governed themselves, while 統治 refers to governance imposed by a ruling authority.
Word family· 17 municipality; local government; self-governing body
self-governing dominion
semi-autonomy; partial self-governance
neighborhood council; residents' association · student council
autonomous region; territory
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autonomous prefecture; autonomous region
autonomy; right of self-government
autonomous county (of China)
thirty-percent autonomy of local governments
local autonomy; local self-government
neighborhood association fees; residents' association dues
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Etymology Compound of 自 (self) and 治 (govern, rule). The concept of self-government was imported during the modernization of Japan's political system in the late 19th century.
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