知事

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

知事

  1. (historical) magistrate or governor of a county or medium-size town during early days of the Republic of China
  2. governor or magistrate of a Japanese prefecture or South Korean province

Adjective

知事

  1. (literary) 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, “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.

Pronunciation

Noun

知(ち)事(じ) • (chiji) 

  1. prefectural governor

References

  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
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
知事

Noun

知事 • (jisa) (hangeul 지사)

  1. hanja form? of 지사 (“governor”)
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