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特命全権大使 (とくめいぜんけんたいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

特とく命めい全ぜん権けん大たい使し

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Meanings

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ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary

A formal diplomatic rank; an ambassador with full powers to represent their country, often sent on a special mission.

日本にほんは国こく連れんに特とく命めい全ぜん権けん大たい使しを派は遣けんした。
Japan dispatched an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United Nations.

Kanji

特special
命fate, command, decree
全whole, entire, all
権authority, power, rights
大large, big
使use, send on a mission, order

Related words

大たい使し
大使 is a general term for ambassador, while 特命全権大使 specifically denotes an ambassador with extraordinary and plenipotentiary powers, often for a special mission.

Built from

特とく命めい+全ぜん権けん大たい使し

Etymology

Compound of 特命 (special mission), 全権 (full powers), and 大使 (ambassador). A direct translation of the diplomatic term 'ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary'.