宰相|さいしょうsaishou[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounprime minister; premier; chancellor
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym総理そうりNeutralA common short form of 「内閣総理大臣」, frequently used in everyday speech; 「宰相」 is an archaic or figurative way to say the same.
  • Synonym内閣総理大臣ないかくそうりだいじんWrittenThe formal full name and legal term for Japan's prime minister; 「宰相」 is an archaic word evoking an official who aids the sovereign and runs the government.

Use 「宰相」 when referring to a prime minister or ruling minister in an archaic or figurative way, as in 「一国の宰相」. The formal term is 「内閣総理大臣」; in everyday speech the short forms 「総理」 and 「首相」 are common.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 古代こだい中国ちゅうごくにおける天子てんしを補佐ほさする官職かんしょく。類義語るいぎご:宰さい司し、丞相じょうしょう。
  2. (歴史れきし)日本にっぽんの太政だいじょう官制かんせいにおける参議さんぎの唐名とうみょう。
  3. 首相しゅしょうの別名べつめい。
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