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国家元首 (こっかげんしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こっ家か元げん首しゅ

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Meanings

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noun

head of state

Formal term for the highest-ranking official of a sovereign state, such as a president or monarch.

国こっ家か元げん首しゅが外がい国こくを公こう式しき訪ほう問もんした。
The head of state made an official visit to a foreign country.
その国くにの国こっ家か元げん首しゅは大だい統とう領

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The head of state of that country is the president.

Kanji

国country
家house, home, family
元beginning, former time, origin
首neck, counter for songs and poems

Similar words

元げん首しゅ
元首 is a shorter, more general term for 'head of state', while 国家元首 explicitly includes 国家 (nation/state) and sounds more formal.
大だい統とう領りょう
大統領 specifically means 'president' (of a republic), whereas 国家元首 is a broader term that can refer to any head of state, including monarchs.

Etymology

Compound of 国家 (nation, state) and 元首 (head, chief). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept 'head of state'.