大統領

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Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
 to lead; to command; commander
trad. (大統領) 大 統領
simp. (大统领) 大 统领

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大統領.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

大統領

  1. (obsolete (but now having a revival as) slang) president of a country
  2. (specifically, slang) Donald Trump

Japanese

 大統領 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
大 統 領
だい
Grade: 1 		とう
Grade: 5 		りょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

大 (dai-, “great”) +‎ 統領 (tōryō, “leader”)

Pronunciation

Noun

大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう) • (daitōryō) ←だいとうりやう (daitouryau)?

  1. a president (the head of state of a republic)
    • 1999 September 16, Motohiro Katou, “ヤコブの階(かい)段(だん) [Jacob’s Ladder]”, in Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証(しょう)明(めい)終(しゅう)了(りょう) [Q.E.D.], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 176:
      例(たと)えばユーゴスラビアには以(い)前(ぜん)チトー大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)という指(し)導(どう)者(しゃ)がいて民(みん)族(ぞく)をまとめていた
      Tatoeba Yūgosurabia ni wa izen Chitō Daitōryō to iu shidōsha ga ite minzoku o matometeita
      For example, former President Tito was known for having united the peoples of Yugoslavia
    • 2003 August 31 [2001 December 24], Reiko Shimizu, “秘密　THE TOP SECRET(トップ・シークレット)　1999 [THE TOP SECRET 1999]”, in 秘密 -トップ・シークレット- [Himitsu – Top Secret], 12th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 9:
      ワシントン　リンカーン　ケネディ　ビル・クリントン　そして今(いま)　ジョン・Ｂ(ビー)・リード‼ 清(せい)廉(れん)潔(けっ)白(ぱく)正(せい)義(ぎ)の人(ひと)————汚(お)点(てん)のない所(ところ)が最(さい)大(だい)の汚(お)点(てん)といわれる程(ほど)クリーンな第(だい)57(ごじゅうしち)代(だい)アメリカ大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)
      Washinton Rinkān Kenedi Biru Kurinton Soshite ima Jon Bī Rīdo‼ Seiren keppaku seigi no hito————Oten no nai tokoro ga saidai no oten to iwareru hodo kurīn na daigojūshichi-dai Amerika Daitōryō
      Washington. Lincoln. Kennedy. Bill Clinton. And now, John B. Reed!! The man of impartiality, uprightness and justice. — When talking about the 57th President of the United States, it’s no exaggeration to say that his only flaw is that he has none.

Descendants

  • → Korean: 대통령 (daetongnyeong)
  • → Palauan: Daitorio, Daitoro

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
大統領

Noun

大統領 • (daetongnyeong) (hangeul 대통령)

  1. hanja form? of 대통령 (“president of a country”)
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