Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
れん
Grade: 4
ほう > ぽう
Grade: S
しゅ
Grade: 2
しょう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology edit

From 連邦 (renpō, federation) +‎ 首相 (shushō, chancellor), a calque of German Bundeskanzler.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) んぽーしゅしょー [rèńpóó shúshóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾẽ̞mpo̞ː ɕɨᵝɕo̞ː]

Noun edit

(れん)(ぽう)(しゅ)(しょう) (renpō shushō

  1. federal chancellor (of Germany and Austria)