元首 (げんしゅ) — sovereign, ruler, head of state | MojiMori

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元げん首しゅ sovereign

Grade 2 2 characters 漢語 kango 漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun

genshu

げんしゅ

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Meanings

sovereign
ruler
head of state

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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Words with 元 (24)

元(もと) moto origin 地(じ)元(もと) jimoto local 元(げん)気(き) genki healthy 次(じ)元(げん) jigen dimension 手(て)元(もと) temoto at hand 元々(もと) motomoto originally 還(かん)元(げん) kangen reduction 足(あし)元(もと) ashimoto at one's feet

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Words with 首 (21)

首(くび) kubi neck 首(しゅ)相(しょう) shushou prime minister 首(しゅ)都(と) shuto capital city 首(しゅ)脳(のう) shunou head 党(とう)首(しゅ) toushu party leader 手(て)首(くび) tekubi wrist 首(しゅ)長(ちょう) shuchou head 首(しゅ)位(い) shui first place

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