Illustration: In a modest municipal office overlooking a neighborhood, local officials and residents gather around a detailed physical model of the surrounding streets. A parent indicates a damaged playground while an official places a miniature repair crew beside it.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

地ち方ほう自じ治ち体たい

chihoujichitai

local government

Example sentences

  1. いくつかの地方自治体ちほうじちたいでは開発かいはつを禁止きんしした。

    Localities imposed bans on development.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 地方自治体ちほうじちたいが中央政府ちゅうおうせいふに服従ふくじゅうすることは必かならずしも正ただしいとは思おもわない。

    I don’t think it’s always right for local governments to submit to the central government.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 美観地区びかんちくが定さだめられると、この美観地区内びかんちくないでは、地方自治体ちほうじちたいの条例じょうれいによって、建築物けんちくぶつの構造こうぞうや設備せつびを規制きせいすることが可能かのうとなる。

    Once an aesthetic area is designated, the structures and facilities of buildings in the area can be restricted by regulations of the local government.

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

Kanji in 地方自治体

  • 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
  • 体body; substanceOnタイ・テイKunからだ・かたち

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