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特別区

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Japanese

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特別区 (tokubetsuku): a map of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.
Kanji in this term
とく
Grade: 4
べつ
Grade: 4

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
特別區 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 特別 (tokubetsu, special) +‎ (ku, ward, district).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(とく)(べつ)() (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

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 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. 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