総理大臣

See also: 總理大臣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
総	理	大	臣
そう Grade: 5	り Grade: 2	だい Grade: 1	じん Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
總理大臣 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

総理 (“prime minister”, literally “leader”) +‎ 大臣 (“(senior) minister”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーりだいじん [sòórídáꜜìjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [so̞ːɾʲida̠iʑĩɴ]

Noun

総(そう)理(り)大(だい)臣(じん) • (sōridaijin)

(government, politics) prime minister of Japan

Synonyms

首相(しゅしょう) (shushō) (any country)

See also

大統領(だいとうりょう) (daitōryō): president
内閣総理大臣(ないかくそうりだいじん) (naikakusōridaijin)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN