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国務長官 (こくむちょうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく務む長ちょう官かん

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

Secretary of State

A government title most often used in Japanese for the U.S. Secretary of State, the cabinet official responsible for foreign affairs.

米べい国こくの国こく務む長ちょう官かんが来らい日にちした。
The U.S. Secretary of State visited Japan.
国こく務む長ちょう官かんは記き者しゃ会かい見けんで新あたらしい

外がい

交こう

方ほう

針しん

を

説せつ

明めい

し

た

。

The Secretary of State explained the new foreign policy at a press conference.

Kanji

国country
務task, duties
長long, leader, superior
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Similar words

外がい務む大だい臣じん
A general term for a foreign minister; 国務長官 is the specific title commonly used for the U.S. Secretary of State.
国こく務む省しょう
The Department of State; 国務長官 is the head of this department in the U.S. context.
国こく務む大だい臣じん
A similar-looking term meaning a minister of state or cabinet minister; it is not the same title as 国務長官.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound: 国務 means national or state affairs, and 長官 means a chief official or secretary. Together they form the conventional Japanese title for 'Secretary of State.'