知事
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Chinese[edit]
to know; to be aware | matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | ||
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simp. and trad. (知事) |
知 | 事 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
知事
- (historical) magistrate or governor of a county or medium-size town during early days of the Republic of China
- governor or magistrate of a Japanese prefecture or South Korean province
Adjective[edit]
知事
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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知 | 事 |
ち Grade: 2 |
じ Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
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.
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References[edit]
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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知 | 事 |
Noun[edit]
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