Meaning

Primary

Municipal

Alternative

City

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

The city stand is municipal in nature. Municipal means "of or relating to a city or its governing body", and this vocabulary means just that. Or just city. City is fine too.

Reading

しりつ
Kyoko
(Tokyo accent, female)
Kenichi
(Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Pattern of Use

  • 市立〜

Common Word Combinations

  • 市立びょういん
    a city hospital
    市立だいがく
    a municipal university
    市立としょかん
    a municipal library

Context Sentences

そぼは市立びょういんに入いんしています。

My grandmother is hospitalized at the municipal hospital.

市立としょかんまでのみちをおしえてください。

Please tell me the direction to the municipal library.

大さか市立大がくのまえでさか立ちをした。

I stood on my head in front of Osaka City University.

Kanji Composition