Word Meaning 総理

そうり souri

総理 is read as そうり (souri) and means prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government).

Meaning

English

  1. prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)
  2. premier
  3. leading
  4. overseeing
  5. leader
  6. overseer
  7. president

Reading

Kana

そうり

Romaji

souri

Writing Variants

  • 綜理 そうり souri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 1563 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

総合的品質管理

そうごうてきひんしつかんり

total quality control

総理大臣

そうりだいじん

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)

総理府

そうりふ

Prime Minister's office

総料理長

そうりょうりちょう

executive chef

総理府総務長官

そうりふそうむちょうかん

Director General of Prime Minister's Office

元総理

もとそうり

former prime minister

副総理

ふくそうり

deputy (vice) prime minister

総理府青少年対策本部

そうりふせいしょうねんたいさくほんぶ

Juvenile Problems Section in the Prime Minister's Office

総理総裁

そうりそうさい

prime minister and party president

総理官邸

そうりかんてい

Prime Minister's official residence

内閣総理大臣

ないかくそうりだいじん

prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)

総会

そうかい

general meeting

Example Sentences

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そうりはきしゃかいけんであたらしいほうしんをはっぴょうした。

the prime minister announced a new policy at the press conference.

The Prime Minister resigned yesterday.

Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.

The prime minister is to make a statement tomorrow.

Mr Suzuki, who is a former Prime Minister, will be chairman of the committee.

His pent-up grudge to the cult exploded into the gunshot death of the former prime minister.

If I were prime minister, I'd give Clinton a good talking to.

A vote was held by the National Diet, and Ryutaro Hashimoto was selected to be the 82nd prime minister.

The Abe Cabinet is the Cabinet inaugurated on September 26, 2006 by Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as Japan's 90th Prime Minister.