Japanese symbol for “municipality”
自治体
じちたい
Romaji: jichitai
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
In Japanese, municipality is 自治体, read じちたい (jichitai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “municipality”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地方自治体 | ちほうじちたい chihoujichitai | local authority; local government; locality |
| 市制 | しせい shisei | municipal organization; municipal organisation; municipality |
| 基礎自治体 | きそじちたい kisojichitai | municipality; basic municipality |
| コムーネ | コムーネ komuune | comune (civil administrative unit in Italy); municipality |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 自由 | じゆう jiyuu | freedom; liberty |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature |
| 自己 | じこ jiko | self; oneself |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic |
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
| 治療 | ちりょう chiryou | (medical) treatment; care; therapy |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
See also: Chinese symbol for “municipality”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.