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    3. 自治

    自治

    自じ治ち

    self-government

    N2KMT1News #2+1CoreNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    じち

    Noun

    1.
    self-government, autonomy
    2.
    local (governmental) autonomy
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    その地ち域いきは高たかい自じ治ち権けんを持もっています。

    That region has a high degree of autonomy.

    KMT1Politics & Law
    地ち方ほう自じ治ちは民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎの基き本ほんです。

    Local autonomy is the basis of democracy.

    KMT2Politics & Law
    自じ治ち体たいの役やく割わりは、住じゅう民みんの福ふく祉しを向こう上じょうさせることです。

    The role of local governments is to improve the welfare of residents.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    学がく生せいの自じ治ち活かつ動どうは、学がっ校こう生せい活かつを豊ゆたかにします。

    Student self-governing activities enrich school life.

    KMT3EducationDaily Life
    住じゅう民みんは、自じ分ぶんたちの生せい活かつに関かかわる問もん題だいについて自じ治ち的てきに決けっ定ていする権けん利りがあります。

    Residents have the right to make autonomous decisions about issues affecting their lives.

    KMT4Politics & LawDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    治
    おさ.める・おさ.まる・なお.る・なお.す…(7)
    reign・be at peace・calm down・subdue・quell…(5)
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