特別区
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特別区 (tokubetsuku): a map of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 特 | 別 | 区 |
| とく Grade: 4 |
べつ Grade: 4 |
く Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 特別區 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 特別 (tokubetsu, “special”) + 区 (ku, “ward, district”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
Noun
特別区 • (tokubetsuku)
- a special ward, a district (a municipal or other geographic administrative area)
- (specifically) one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo
See also
- コロンビア特別区 (Koronbia Tokubetsuku, “District of Columbia”)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN