JLPT N2 · Noun

総理大臣 (souridaijin)

総理大臣 (そうりだいじん, souridaijin) is a Japanese noun meaning “prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: そうりだいじん
Romaji: souridaijin
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier · noun

Example sentences

総理大臣が辞任した。

The Prime Minister has resigned.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 総理大臣

総

general, whole, allソウ・す.べて・すべ.て · 14 strokes

理

logic, arrangement, reasonリ・ことわり · 11 strokes

大

large, bigダイ・タイ・おお-・おお.きい · 3 strokes

臣

retainer, subjectシン・ジン · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 総理大臣.

総そうwhole総会そうかいgeneral meeting総合そうごうsynthesis料理りょうりcooking地理ちりgeography無理むりunreasonable理由りゆうreason修理しゅうりrepair処理しょりprocessing心理しんりstate of mind整理せいりsorting管理かんりcontrol理解りかいunderstanding理想りそうideal

Source: JMdict entry 1401820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.