市区町村(しくちょうそん)

しくちょうそん
noun
municipalities; cities, wards, towns, and villages
formalpoliticsgeography
1. municipalities; cities, wards, towns, and villages
A collective term for the four types of local government units in Japan: cities (市), special wards (区), towns (町), and villages (村). Used to refer to local municipalities as a group.
市区町村(しくちょうそん)コードを入力(にゅうりょく)する。
To enter the municipality code.
住所(じゅうしょ)は都道府県(とどうふけん)と市区町村(しくちょうそん)を分(わ)けて書(か)いてください。
Please write the address with the prefecture and municipality separated.
全国(ぜんこく)の市区町村(しくちょうそん)のうち、人口(じんこう)減少(げんしょう)に直面(ちょくめん)しているところが多(おお)い。
Among all municipalities nationwide, many are facing population decline.

A four-character compound listing the four types of basic local government in Japan: 市(し) (city), 区(く) (ward), 町(ちょう) (town), 村(そん) (village). Frequently encountered on government forms and official documents.

Common patterns

  • 市(し): city — population generally over 50,000
  • 区(く): ward — the 23 special wards of Tokyo
  • 町(ちょう): town — smaller than a city
  • 村(そん): village — the smallest unit

Common collocations

  • 市区町村(しくちょうそん)コード: municipality code
  • 市区町村(しくちょうそん)名(めい): municipality name
  • 市区町村(しくちょうそん)合併(がっぺい): municipal merger

Related words

  • 都道府県(とどうふけん): prefectures — the level above municipalities in Japan's administrative hierarchy
  • 自治体(じちたい): local government body — a broader term for any autonomous local entity
  • 基礎自治体(きそじちたい): basic municipality — the formal administrative term

Related Words

Related: 都道府県(とどうふけん) (prefectures)
Related: 自治体(じちたい) (local government body)
Related: 住所(じゅうしょ) (address)
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Added 2026.4.9 2:30 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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