Translation guide
A member of a prefectural assembly in Japan. This is a specific political role, and the most common Japanese term is 県議会議員 (けんぎかい ぎいん), often shortened to 県議 (けんぎ).
Referring to a person who serves as an elected member of a prefectural assembly in Japan.
The formal, full term for a prefectural assembly member. Used in official contexts, news, and formal introductions.
彼は県議会議員に立候補した。
He ran for prefectural assembly member.
県議会議員の任期は4年です。
The term of a prefectural assembly member is four years.
The common abbreviation for 県議会議員. Widely used in conversation and media. More casual than the full term but still appropriate in most contexts.
Used for members of the Hokkaido prefectural assembly, as Hokkaido is a 道 (dō).
北海道議会議員の給与はいくらですか。
How much is the salary of a Hokkaido prefectural assembly member?
Used for members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. Tokyo is a 都 (to), so this term is specific to Tokyo.
都議会議員は都民の代表です。
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members are representatives of Tokyo residents.
In everyday speech and news, 県議 (けんぎ) is used far more often than the full 県議会議員. The full term is mainly for formal documents or official titles.
Japan has four types of prefectures: 県 (ken), 府 (fu, Osaka/Kyoto), 道 (dō, Hokkaido), and 都 (to, Tokyo). The assembly member term changes accordingly: 県議会議員, 府議会議員, 道議会議員, 都議会議員. The abbreviations are 県議, 府議, 道議, 都議 respectively.
That person is a prefectural assembly member.
県議の選挙が近い。
The prefectural assembly election is coming up.
Used specifically for members of the assemblies of Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, which are designated as 府 (fu) rather than 県 (ken).
大阪府議会議員として活動しています。
I work as an Osaka prefectural assembly member.