特別区
Japanese
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特別区 (tokubetsuku): a map of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.
Kanji in this term | ||
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特 | 別 | 区 |
とく Grade: 4 | べつ Grade: 4 | く Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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特別區 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 特別 (tokubetsu, “special”) + 区 (ku, “ward, district”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) とくべつく [tòkúbéts
úꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [4])[3][5][4] - (Tokyo) とくべつく [tòkúbéꜜts
ùkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][5] - IPA(key): [to̞kɯ̟ᵝbe̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
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
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN