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首相臨時代行 (しゅしょうりんじだいこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

首しゅ相しょう臨りん時じ代だい行こう

Meanings

1

noun

acting prime minister

Refers to a person temporarily performing the duties of the prime minister, typically during absence or incapacity.

首しゅ相しょうが海かい外がい出しゅっ張ちょう中ちゅうは、副ふく総そう理りが首しゅ相しょう臨りん時じ代だい行こうを務つとめる。
While the prime minister is on an overseas trip, the deputy prime minister serves as acting prime minister.

Kanji

首neck, counter for songs and poems
相inter-, mutual, together
臨look to, face, meet
時

time, hour

代substitute, change, convert

行going, journey, carry out

Similar words

首しゅ相しょう
Prime minister (the regular office holder). 首相臨時代行 is the temporary substitute.
代だい行こう
Acting on behalf of someone; 首相臨時代行 is a specific compound for the acting prime minister role.

Etymology

Compound of 首相 (prime minister), 臨時 (temporary), and 代行 (acting on behalf).