市長(しちょう)

しちょう
noun
mayor
occupation
1. mayor, city mayor
The elected head of a city (市(し)). One of the most common local government titles in Japan. Mayors are directly elected by residents of the city.
新(あたら)しい市長(しちょう)が就任(しゅうにん)した。
A new mayor took office.
市長(しちょう)選挙(せんきょ)は来月(らいげつ)行(おこな)われる。
The mayoral election will be held next month.
市長(しちょう)は記者(きしゃ)会見(かいけん)で新(あら)たな防災(ぼうさい)計画(けいかく)を発表(はっぴょう)した。
The mayor announced a new disaster prevention plan at a press conference.

Usage

Japanese local government heads have different titles depending on the type of municipality: 市長(しちょう) (city mayor), 町長(ちょうちょう) (town mayor), 村長(そんちょう) (village head), 区長(くちょう) (ward mayor). Together, these are collectively called 首長(しゅちょう) (head of a local government).

Common collocations

  • 市長(しちょう)選挙(せんきょ): mayoral election
  • 市長(しちょう)選(せん): mayoral race
  • 副(ふく)市長(しちょう): vice mayor
  • 前(ぜん)市長(しちょう): former mayor

Related Words

Related: 県知事(けんちじ) (prefectural governor)
general
Added 2026.2.21 19:30 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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