元首
Chinese
primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) |
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
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simp. and trad. (元首) |
元 | 首 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 首 |
げん Grade: 2 |
しゅ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese compound 元首 (ngjwon syuwX, literally “first, prime + head”).
Noun
元首 (hiragana げんしゅ, rōmaji genshu)
- head of state (the chief public representative of a nation), ruler, sovereign
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 元首政 (genshusei): the principate, a type of government in ancient Rome, established under Augustus Caesar
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 首 |
もと Grade: 2 |
くび Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 元 (moto, “origin, base”) + 首 (kubi, “neck, head”).[2]
Noun
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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