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元首 (げんしゅ): ruler, sovereign — Japanese vocabulary

元首 is read げんしゅ and means "ruler, sovereign". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

元首

Reading
げんしゅ · genshu
Translation
ruler, sovereign
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
げんしゅが

Kanji in this word

  • 元 — origin, former
  • 首 — neck

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