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    3. 元首

    元首

    元げん首しゅ

    sovereign

    N1KMT3News #5+1CoreNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab13 strokes

    げんしゅ

    Noun

    1.
    sovereign, ruler, head of state

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    その国くにの元げん首しゅは誰だれですか。

    Who is the head of state of that country?

    KMT3Politics & LawCore Concepts
    大だい統とう領りょうは国くにの元げん首しゅです。

    The president is the head of state of the country.

    KMT3Politics & Law
    新あたらしい元げん首しゅの就しゅう任にん式しきが盛せい大だいに行おこなわれた。

    The inauguration ceremony for the new head of state was held grandly.

    KMT4Politics & Law
    多おおくの国くにでは、元げん首しゅは象しょう徴ちょう的てきな役やく割わりを果はたすことが多おおい。

    In many countries, the head of state often plays a symbolic role.

    KMT5Politics & Law
    その国くにの元げん首しゅは、外がい交こう政せい策さくにおいて重じゅう要ような決けっ定ていを下くだします。

    The head of state of that country makes important decisions in foreign policy.

    KMT5Politics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
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