Word Meaning 惣領

そうりょう souryou

惣領 is read as そうりょう (souryou) and means child who carries on the family name.

Meaning

English

child who carries on the family name
head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
pre-ritsuryō official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces
eldest child
oldest child
first-born child

Reading

Kana

そうりょう

Romaji

souryou

Writing Variants

総領そうりょう souryou
總領そうりょう souryou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Synonyms 第一子,長子,初子 Rank 137614 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

惣管領

そうかんりょう

(hist.) governor-general

惣領制

そうりょうせい

sōryō system

惣無事令

そうぶじれい

1585 edict by Toyotomi Hideyoshi which banned war between feudal lords in Japan

大統領

だいとうりょう

president (of a nation)

綱領

こうりょう

general plan

前大統領

ぜんだいとうりょう

previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent)

米大統領

べいだいとうりょう

President of the United States of America

元大統領

もとだいとうりょう

former president

次期大統領

じきだいとうりょう

next president

統領

とうりょう

ruler

現職大統領

げんしょくだいとうりょう

incumbent president

副大統領

ふくだいとうりょう

vice president (of a country)

Example Sentences

彼はこの家の惣領息子だ。

かれはこのいえのそうりょうむすこだ。

He is the eldest son of this family.