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知事

知事

Chinese

to know; to be aware
 
matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad.
(知事) 		知 事

Noun

知事

  1. (obsolete) the magistrate or governer of a county or medium-size town during early days of Republic of China
  2. the governer or magistrate of a Japanese prefecture

Etymology 2

Adjective

知事

  1. sensible, reasonable, wise

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知 事
ち
Grade: 2 		じ
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From obsolete Chinese 知府 ‎(zhīfǔ, “governer 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.

Noun

知事 ‎(hiragana ちじ, romaji chiji)

  1. governor

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 知事 (ちじ) ‎(chiji, “governor”), semantically readapted from Chinese 知事 (“sensible, wise”).

Pronunciation

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