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大統領 (だいとうりょう, daitouryou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The president of the United States lives in the White House.
The presidential election will be held next month.
Usage patterns 大だい 統とう 領りょう に 就しゅう 任にん する to take office as president
He took office as the new president last month.
大だい 統とう 領りょう 選せん 挙きょ に 出しゅつ 馬ば する to run in the presidential election
大だい 統とう 領りょう を 選せん 出しゅつ する to elect a president
The citizens elected a new president by vote.
大だい 統とう 領りょう が 演えん 説ぜつ する the president gives a speech
The president gave a speech to the people.
Kanji 統 overall, relationship, ruling 領 jurisdiction, dominion, territory Related words 大統領 is the standard word for 'president' used for most countries, while 総統 is reserved for Taiwan's president or a historical/fictional supreme ruler.
大統領 refers to the president of a republic like the US, while 主席 is used for the president of China or similar states, or more generally for a chairman.
大統領 means specifically a president, whereas 元首 is the general title for whoever formally holds the top state office, be it a president or monarch.
大統領 refers specifically to the head of a country, whereas プレジデント can describe either a national leader or a company head.
Don't confuse with 大統領 is the head of state in a presidential system, while 首相 is the head of government in a parliamentary system, and learners often mix up which country uses which title.
大統領 refers to a national president, whereas 社長 is a company president, so the two are easily confused when translating 'president' from English.
大統領 refers to a president, the head of state in a presidential system, while 宰相 refers to a prime minister, the head of government under a parliamentary or cabinet system.
Etymology From 大 (great) + 統領 (ruler, leader). The term was coined in the Meiji period to translate 'president' as the head of a republic.
She decided to run in the next presidential election.
統とう
領りょう
令れい
executive order; presidential decree
presidential system; presidential government
