特別区

特別区

Japanese

特別区 (tokubetsuku): a map of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.

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

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) とくべつ​く [tòkúbétsúꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [4])[3][5][4]
• (Tokyo) とくべ​つく [tòkúbéꜜtsùkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][5]
• IPA^(key): [to̞kɯ̟ᵝbe̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

特(とく)別(べつ)区(く) • (tokubetsuku) 

1. a special ward, a district (a municipal or other geographic administrative area)
2. (specifically) one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo

See also

• コロンビア特(とく)別(べつ)区(く) (Koronbia Tokubetsuku, “District of Columbia”)

References

1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
5. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN