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JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

地ち方ほう自じ治ち

chihoujichi

local self-government

Example sentences

  1. もっとも、府県会設置ふけんかいせっちは、地方自治ちほうじちと議会制ぎかいせいに向むけた実質的前進じっしつてきぜんしんであった。

    Setting up prefectural assemblies was substantial progress towards local autonomy and the parliamentary system.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. これにより明治時代めいじじだいにおいて、全国統一ぜんこくとういつの本格的ほんかくてきな地方自治ちほうじち制度せいどが確立かくりつした。

    A nationally-standardized local autonomy system was established during the Meiji period through these laws.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. このとき採択さいたくされた五法案ごほうあんは、地方警察ちほうけいさつ、地方民会ちほうみんかいなど地方自治ちほうじちの確立かくりつを促進そくしんする法案ほうあんである。

    The assembly adopted five laws to promote the autonomy of prefectures by establishing local police and democratic assemblies.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 地方自治

  • 地ground; earthOnチ・ジ
  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた
  • 自oneselfOnジ・シKunみずから・おのずから・おのずと
  • 治reign; be at peaceOnジ・チKunおさめる・おさまる・なおる

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