How to say 'President' in Japanese | 総裁

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The Japanese word for President is 'Sousai', written as 総裁 in Japanese.'President' in hiragana is そうさい.

word

総裁

Meaning

President

Reading

そうさい

sousai

Kanji

総General, Total 裁Judge

Explanation

The Japanese noun '総裁 (そうさい)' refers to a 'president' or 'chief executive', particularly in the context of organizations, political parties, or institutions. It is often used to denote the highest-ranking leader in a formal or official capacity. For example: He was elected as the president of the party「彼は党の総裁に選ばれた」(かれはとうのそうさいにえらばれた). The president of the company made an important announcement「会社の総裁が重要な発表をした」(かいしゃのそうさいがじゅうようなはっぴょうをした). This term carries a formal tone and is commonly used in political or corporate settings.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7155

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 総裁

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

総

Meaning

General, Total

kanji

裁

Meaning

Judge

Words Related to 総裁 Through the Kanji 総

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 総 as well.

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総

Meaning

Total

word

総会

Meaning

Meeting

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総理

Meaning

Premier

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総務

Meaning

General affairs

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総額

Meaning

Total

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総合

Meaning

Integration

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総数

Meaning

Total

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総理大臣

Meaning

Prime Minister

Words Related to 総裁 Through the Kanji 裁

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 裁 as well.

word

裁判

Meaning

Trial

word

裁判所

Meaning

Court

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