JLPT N1 · Noun

首脳 (shunou)

首脳 (しゅのう, shunou) is a Japanese noun meaning “head; leader”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅのう
Romaji: shunou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

head; leader; top · noun · esp. 首脳
important part · noun · archaic · esp. 主脳

Example sentences

７カ国の首脳がその会議に出席した。

The top leaders of seven countries attended the meeting.

Tatoeba #235016

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

Kanji in 首脳

neck, counter for songs and poemsシュ・くび · 9 strokes

brain, memoryノウ・ドウ・のうずる · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 首脳.

首くびneck首相しゅしょうprime minister首都しゅと(national) capital (city)手首てくびwrist部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)元首げんしゅsovereign自首じしゅsurrender (to the authorities)首飾りくびかざりnecklace首輪くびわ(animal) collar脳のうbrain頭脳ずのうhead

Source: JMdict entry 1329360 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.