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君主 (くんしゅ): ruler, monarch — Japanese vocabulary

君主 is read くんしゅ and means "ruler, monarch". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

君主

Reading
くんしゅ · kunshu
Translation
ruler, monarch
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
くんしゅが

Example

ビクトリア女王は英国の君主だった。

ビクトリアじょおうはえいこくのくんしゅだった。

Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.

Kanji in this word

  • 君 — Mister, You, Ruler
  • 主 — Lord, Chief, Master

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