市 立(しりつ)

しりつ

noun, pre-noun adjectival (の)

municipal; city-run; city-established

See also: 私立(しりつ) (private (institution))

1. municipal; city-run; city-established

Established or operated by a city government. Used primarily for institutions such as schools, hospitals, libraries, and parks.

市立(しりつ)図書館(としょかん)で本(ほん)を借(か)りた。

I borrowed a book from the city library.

娘(むすめ)は市立(しりつ)の中学校(ちゅうがっこう)に通(かよ)っている。

My daughter goes to a municipal junior high school.

この市立(しりつ)病院(びょういん)は地域(ちいき)医療(いりょう)の中心(ちゅうしん)として重要(じゅうよう)な役割(やくわり)を果(は)たしている。

This city hospital plays an important role as the center of regional healthcare.

Because 市立(しりつ) and 私立(しりつ) are homophones, speakers sometimes disambiguate by reading 市立(しりつ) as いちりつ in conversation. This is especially common when discussing schools.

Common collocations

市立(しりつ)病院(びょういん): city hospital
市立(しりつ)図書館(としょかん): city library
市立(しりつ)小学校(しょうがっこう): city elementary school
市立(しりつ)美術館(びじゅつかん): city art museum

Related words

私立(しりつ): private (homophone — distinguished as しりつ vs. わたくしりつ in speech)
国立(こくりつ): national (government-run)
県立(けんりつ): prefectural
公立(こうりつ): public (general term for government-run institutions)
府立(ふりつ): established by an urban prefecture (Osaka/Kyoto)
都立(とりつ): established by Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Related Words

Related: 国立(こくりつ) (national)

Related: 県立(けんりつ) (prefectural)

Related: 公立(こうりつ) (public)

Related: 都立(とりつ) (established by Tokyo Metropolitan…)

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Added 2026.3.27 15:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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