知事

Chinese
to know; to be aware
 
matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad.
(知事)		 知 事

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 知 (ち)事 (じ) (chiji, “governor”), which was in turn a semantic readaptation of Chinese 知事 (zhīshì, “sensible, wise”).

Noun

知事

  1. (obsolete) magistrate or governor of a county or medium-size town during early days of the Republic of China
  2. governor or magistrate of a Japanese prefecture

Adjective

知事

  1. sensible; reasonable; wise

Japanese
Kanji in this term
知 事
ち
Grade: 2		 じ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From obsolete Chinese 知府 (zhīfǔ, “governer or magistrate of a county or province”), which was often referred to as 知某州事 (one who knows matters concerning the county/province), which shortens to 知事.

Noun

知事 (hiragana ちじ, rōmaji chiji)

  1. governor
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