governor in Japanese
governor in Japanese is 知事, 調整器, 調速機 — governor means the elected or appointed head of a state, province, or similar region.
governor in Japanese
知事
Pronounced: chiji
(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
調整器
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
調速機
Pronounced: chōsokuki
A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
What does "governor" mean?
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noun The elected or appointed head of a state, province, or similar region.
"The governor visited the flooded town to meet local families."
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noun A device that automatically regulates the speed or operation of a machine.
"A governor on the steam engine keeps its speed steady."
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noun A member of a board that oversees an institution such as a school or bank.
"As a school governor, he attends meetings about the budget each term."
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governor in a sentence
- The governor visited the flooded town to meet local families.
- Residents wrote to the governor asking for a new bridge.
- A governor on the steam engine keeps its speed steady.
- The lorry has a governor that stops it going above a set speed.
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What is "governor" in Japanese?
"governor" in Japanese is 知事, 調整器, 調速機. governor means: The elected or appointed head of a state, province, or similar region.
How do you pronounce 知事?
"governor" in Japanese is 知事, pronounced "chiji".
How do you use "governor" in a sentence?
Example: "The governor visited the flooded town to meet local families." In Japanese, "governor" is 知事, 調整器, 調速機.
Are there other ways to say "governor" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 3 translations listed for "governor": 知事, 調整器, 調速機.
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