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内閣総理大臣 (ないかくそうりだいじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

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Meanings

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noun

Prime Minister; premier

Official title of the head of the Japanese cabinet government. Often abbreviated to 総理大臣 or 首相 in everyday usage.

内ない閣かく総そう理り大だい臣じんは国こっ会かい議ぎ員いんの中なかから指し名めいされる。
The Prime Minister is designated from among the members of the Diet.

新あたらしい内ない閣かく総そう理り大だい臣じんが就しゅう任にんした。

The new Prime Minister has taken office.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
閣tower, tall building, palace
総general, whole, all
理logic, arrangement, reason
大large, big
臣retainer, subject

Similar words

首しゅ相しょう
More common and general term for prime minister, used in both formal and informal contexts. 内閣総理大臣 is the formal constitutional title.
総そう理り大だい臣じん
Common abbreviation of 内閣総理大臣, often used in news and conversation.

Etymology

Compound of 内閣 (cabinet), 総理 (general management), and 大臣 (minister). The term was adopted in the Meiji era as the official title for the head of the cabinet government.