首相

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Chinese

head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
each other; appearance; portrait
each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
 
simp. and trad.
(首相) 		首 相
Literally: “highest chancellor”.

Etymology

Modern usage are influenced by English prime minister

Pronunciation

Noun

首相

  1. prime minister
  2. (archaic, historical, Song dynasty) highest level chancellor

Usage notes

For the difference between 首相 and 總理, see the usage notes of 總理／总理 (zǒnglǐ).

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首 相
しゅ
Grade: 2 		しょう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja

首(しゅ)相(しょう) • (shushō) ←しゆしやう (syusyau)?

  1. a prime minister; a chancellor
    ドイツの首(しゅ)相(しょう)
    Doitsu no Shushō
    Chancellor of Germany

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō

Korean

Hanja in this term
首相

Noun

首相 • (susang) (hangeul 수상)

  1. hanja form? of 수상 (“prime minister; chancellor”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
首相

Noun

首相

  1. chữ Hán form of thủ tướng (“prime minister”).
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