元首
Chinese
primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) |
head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (元首) |
元 | 首 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
元首
- head of state
- monarch; sovereign; king; ruler
- (Classical Chinese) beginning
- (Classical Chinese, literally) head
Synonyms
Synonyms of 元首
- (head):
Dialectal synonyms of 頭 (“head”) [map]
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 元 | 首 |
| げん Grade: 2 |
しゅ Grade: 2 |
| kan’on | goon |
From Middle Chinese compound 元首 (MC ŋʉɐn ɕɨuX, literally “first, prime + head”).
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 元首政 (genshusei): the principate, a type of government in ancient Rome, established under Augustus Caesar
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 元 | 首 |
| もと Grade: 2 |
くび Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 元 (moto, “origin, base”) + 首 (kubi, “neck, head”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mo̞to̞kɯ̟ᵝbʲi]
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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