元首
Chinese edit
primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) |
head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
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simp. and trad. (元首) |
元 | 首 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
元首
- head of state
- monarch; sovereign; king; ruler
- (Classical Chinese) beginning
- (Classical Chinese, literally) head
Synonyms edit
- 乘輿/乘舆 (literary, figurative)
- 人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
- 人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
- 人王 (rénwáng)
- 君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
- 君主 (jūnzhǔ)
- 君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
- 君王 (jūnwáng)
- 國君/国君 (guójūn)
- 國家/国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
- 大聖/大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
- 大駕/大驾 (dàjià)
- 天子 (tiānzǐ) (Son of Heaven)
- 官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
- 帝王 (dìwáng)
- 皇帝 (huángdì)
- 皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)
- (head):
Proper noun edit
元首
- (historical or Internet slang) Führer (the title of Adolf Hitler when he was the leader of Nazi Germany)
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 首 |
げん Grade: 2 |
しゅ Grade: 2 |
kan’on | goon |
From Middle Chinese compound 元首 (MC ngjwon syuwX, literally “first, prime + head”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- head of state (the chief public representative of a nation), ruler, sovereign
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- 元首政 (genshusei): the principate, a type of government in ancient Rome, established under Augustus Caesar
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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元 | 首 |
もと Grade: 2 |
くび Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 元 (moto, “origin, base”) + 首 (kubi, “neck, head”).[2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
The kun'yomi reading of motokubi is rare for this term.[1]
References edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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元 | 首 |