知事

Japanese

Kanji in this term
知	事

Etymology

From obsolete Mandarin 知府 (zhīfǔ, “governer or magistrate of a county or province”), which was often referred to as 知某州事 (one who knows matters concerning the county/province), which shortens to 知事.

Noun

知事 (hiragana ちじ, romaji chiji)

1. governor

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
知事

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese, which in turn was borrowed from Chinese (see the Japanese etymology section).

Noun

知事 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zhīshì)

1. (obsolete) the magistrate or governer of a county or medium-size town during early days of Republic of China
2. the governer or magistrate of a Japanese prefecture

Etymology 2

Adjective

知事 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin zhīshì)

1. sensible, reasonable, wise