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首相 (しゅしょう): Prime Minister — Japanese vocabulary

首相 is read しゅしょう and means "Prime Minister". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

首相

Reading
しゅしょう · shushou
Translation
Prime Minister
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しゅしょうが

Example

首相はスキャンダルに巻き込まれた。

しゅしょうはスキャンダルにまきこまれた。

The Prime Minister was involved in a scandal.

Kanji in this word

  • 首 — neck
  • 相 — mutual, partner

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