Meaning

Primary

Municipalities

Alternative

Cities And Towns And Villages

Word Type

noun

Explanation

What do a city, a town, and a village have in common? They're all municipalities.

市町村 is a formal, administrative term that refers collectively to cities and towns and villages. It's often used when municipalities are being referred to in a general sense — usually with a nuance of "whichever applies to you," as in 市町村のホームページ (your local municipality's website).

Reading

しちょうそん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. You should be alright with and , but you didn't learn 's on'yomi with the kanji. Here's a mnemonic to help you remember it:

You decide to tour all your prefecture's municipalities with your son (そん). It'll be a great learning experience for your son to visit all the cities and towns and villages in the area and see what each of them is like. Plus, it'll be a good parent-son bonding activity.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 市町村のホームーページ

    a municipality's website, municipal websites

    市町村の人口

    population of municipalities

    市町村のみなさん

    residents of the municipality

Context Sentences

それは市町村によってちがうんです。

It varies by municipality.

市町村名を教えてください。

Please tell me the name of your municipality.

市町村ごとのデータをくらべてみましょう。

Let's compare the data for each municipality.

Kanji Composition