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総領事 (そうりょうじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そう領りょう事じ

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Meanings

1

consul general

Official diplomatic title; the head of a consulate general.

在ざい大おお阪さか米べい国こく総そう領りょう事じが記き者しゃ会かい見けんを開ひらいた。
The U.S. Consul General in Osaka held a press conference.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が総そう領りょう事じを務つとめるto serve as consul general
彼かれは5年ねん間かん、上海しゃんはいで総そう領りょう事じを務つとめた。
He served as consul general in Shanghai for five years.
〈人ひと〉が総そう領りょう事じに任にん命めいされるto be appointed as consul general
彼かの女じょは来らい月げつ、ニューヨークの総そう領りょう事じに任にん命めいされる。
She will be appointed consul general in New York next month.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
領jurisdiction, dominion, territory
事matter, thing, fact

Don't confuse with

領りょう事じN2
領事 is a regular consul, a lower diplomatic rank than 総領事, which heads a larger consulate general.
大たい使しN3
大使 is an ambassador representing the country to a foreign government, while 総領事 only heads a consulate general handling local affairs.

Word family

総そう領りょう事じ館かん
consulate-general

Built from

総そう+領りょう事じ

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'general, overall') and 領事 (りょうじ, 'consul').