"知事" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕiʑi] Forms: 知事 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), chiji [romanization]
Etymology: From obsolete Chinese 知府 (zhīfǔ, “governor or magistrate of a county or province”), which was often referred to as 知某州事 (one who knows matters concerning the county/province), which shortens to 知事. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zh|-|sort=ちじ}} Chinese Head templates: {{ja-noun|ちじ}} 知(ち)事(じ) • (chiji)
  1. prefectural governor
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Download raw JSONL data for 知事 meaning in Japanese (1.5kB)

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