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ちじ
Kanji
知事
Noun
Japanese Meaning
都道府県の行政を統括し、その代表としての職務を行う公選の長。地方自治体の首長の一つ。 / ある組織や集団、地域などを治める立場にある人の総称として用いられることがある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
けんをまとめるえらいひと。くらしやおかねのことをきめる。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
（日本）都道府县知事 / 地方行政长官（日本）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（日本）都道府縣的首長 / 日本地方自治體（都、道、府、縣）的行政首長
Korean Meaning
(일본) 현의 지사 / 지방자치단체의 장
Indonesian
gubernur prefektur (Jepang) / kepala prefektur
Vietnamese Meaning
thống đốc tỉnh (Nhật Bản) / tỉnh trưởng / người đứng đầu một tỉnh (Nhật Bản)
Tagalog Meaning
gobernador ng prepektura / punong ehekutibo ng prepektura
Sense（1）
知事: governor of a prefecture
（ romanization ）
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ちじ
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He was elected as the new governor of Tokyo.
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彼は東京都の新しいちじに選ばれました。
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