宰相|さいしょうsaishou[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounprime minister; premier; chancellor
- 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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