特別区

Japanese

特別区 (tokubetsuku): a map of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.

Kanji in this term
特	別	区
とく Grade: 4	べつ Grade: 4	く Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 特別 (tokubetsu, “special”) +‎ 区 (ku, “ward, district”).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) とくべつく [tòkúbétsúꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [4])[3][5][4]
- (Tokyo) とくべつく [tòkúbéꜜtsùkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[3][5]
- IPA^(key): [to̞kɯ̟ᵝbe̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

特別区 (hiragana とくべつく, rōmaji tokubetsuku)

a special ward, a district (a municipal or other geographic administrative area)
(specifically) one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo

See also

コロンビア特 (とく)別 (べつ)区 (く) (Koronbia Tokubetsuku, “District of Columbia”)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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