外交官|がいこうかんgaikoukan

Common
Definitions
  1. noundiplomat
    私は3人にん兄弟きょうだいがいる。1人ひとりはパイロット、1人ひとりは外交官がいこうかん、もう一人ひとりは大工だいくだ。↗
    I have three brothers; one is pilot, another a diplomat and the other a carpenter.
    その会議かいぎには150人にんの外交官がいこうかんがきた。↗
    The conference drew 150 diplomats.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymディプロマットNeutralNeutral. A loanword with the same meaning as 「外交官」, but rarely used in daily life; in ordinary contexts 「外交官」 is enough.
  • Related外交家がいこうかWrittenWritten/formal prose. Someone engaged in diplomacy, often skilled at negotiation, as in 「優れた外交家」; 「外交官」 is the official government-appointed post title.
  • Related外交使節がいこうしせつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Envoys sent by the state to negotiate abroad, e.g. ambassadors and ministers; 「外交官」 is the umbrella term for this profession.

Use 「外交官」 for the official post or professional status, as in 「外交官試験」. 「外交家」 suits someone skilled at diplomacy or negotiation, 「外交使節」 envoys dispatched abroad (written), and 「ディプロマット」 is a rarely used loanword.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 外務大臣がいむだいじんの監督かんとくのもとで外国がいこくに駐在ちゅうざいし、外交がいこうに関かんする事務じむを扱あつかう官職かんしょく。大使たいし、公使こうし、書記官しょきかんなどの総称そうしょう。
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