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How to say 'Foreign minister' in Japanese | 外相

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The Japanese word for Foreign minister is 'Gaishou', written as 外相 in Japanese.'Foreign minister' in hiragana is がいしょう.

    word

    外相

    Meaning

    Foreign minister

    Reading

    がいしょう

    gaishou

    Kanji

    外Outside 相Mutual

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '外相 (がいしょう)' refers to the 'foreign minister', the government official responsible for a country's foreign affairs. This term is commonly used in political contexts to describe the person who oversees international relations, diplomacy, and foreign policy. For example: The foreign minister attended the summit「外相はサミットに出席した」(がいしょうはサミットにしゅっせきした). The foreign minister announced a new policy「外相は新しい政策を発表した」(がいしょうはあたらしいせいさくをはっぴょうした). This term is specific to political roles and is not used in casual conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3555

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 外相

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • kanji

    相

    Meaning

    Mutual

Words Related to 外相 Through the Kanji 外

These 29 Words contain the Kanji 外 as well.

  • word

    外

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    以外

    Meaning

    Except

  • word

    外人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国人

    Meaning

    Foreigner

  • word

    外国語

    Meaning

    Foreign language

  • word

    外国

    Meaning

    Foreign country

  • word

    海外

    Meaning

    Overseas

  • word

    外す

    Meaning

    Remove, Miss

  • word

    意外

    Meaning

    Unexpected

  • word

    外出

    Meaning

    Outing

  • word

    外食

    Meaning

    Eating out

  • word

    外来語

    Meaning

    Loanword

  • word

    国外

    Meaning

    Abroad

  • word

    外部

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外交

    Meaning

    Diplomacy, Foreign relations

  • word

    案外

    Meaning

    Unexpectedly

  • word

    例外

    Meaning

    Exception

  • word

    外観

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    外貨

    Meaning

    Foreign currency

  • word

    外れる

    Meaning

    Detach, Miss

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外科

    Meaning

    Surgery

  • word

    外側

    Meaning

    Outside

  • word

    外れ

    Meaning

    End, Miss

  • word

    郊外

    Meaning

    Suburbs

  • word

    町外れ

    Meaning

    Outskirts

  • word

    外務

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    外来

    Meaning

    Foreign

  • word

    内外

    Meaning

    Inside outside, Domestic foreign

Words Related to 外相 Through the Kanji 相

These 14 Words contain the Kanji 相 as well.

  • word

    相手

    Meaning

    Partner

  • word

    相

    Meaning

    Mutual

  • word

    相談

    Meaning

    Discussion, Consultation

  • word

    首相

    Meaning

    Prime minister

  • word

    相互

    Meaning

    Mutual

  • word

    相続

    Meaning

    Inheritance

  • word

    相応しい

    Meaning

    Suitable

  • word

    真相

    Meaning

    Truth

  • word

    相変わらず

    Meaning

    As usual

  • word

    相対

    Meaning

    Relative

  • word

    相場

    Meaning

    Market price

  • word

    相違

    Meaning

    Difference

  • word

    相撲

    Meaning

    Sumo

  • word

    相当

    Meaning

    Considerable, Equivalent

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