JLPT N3 · Noun

首相 (shushou)

首相 (しゅしょう, shushou) is a Japanese noun meaning “prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅしょう
Romaji: shushou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier · noun

Example sentences

首相の留守中は外務大臣が代理を務める。

The foreign minister will act for the Prime Minister in his absence.

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

Kanji in 首相

首

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

相

inter-, mutual, togetherソウ・ショウ・あい- · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 首相.

首くびneck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)首脳しゅのうhead首飾りくびかざりnecklace首輪くびわ(animal) collar相談そうだんconsultation相手あいてcompanion相続そうぞくsuccession相当そうとうcorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.)相変わらずあいかわらずas usual

Source: JMdict entry 1329300 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.