Word Meaning 総裁

そうさい sousai

総裁 is read as そうさい (sousai) and means president (of an organization).

Meaning

English

president (of an organization)
director general
governor (of a central bank)
party leader (esp. LDP)

Reading

Kana

そうさい

Romaji

sousai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 1133 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

総理総裁

そうりそうさい

prime minister and party president

総裁選

そうさいせん

presidential election

日本銀行総裁

にっぽんぎんこうそうさい

Governor of the Bank of Japan

党総裁

とうそうさい

president of the party

中銀総裁

ちゅうぎんそうさい

governor of a central bank

中央銀行総裁

ちゅうおうぎんこうそうさい

governor of a central bank

副総裁

ふくそうさい

vice president

最高裁事務総局

さいこうさいじむそうきょく

Supreme Court Secretariat

総選挙

そうせんきょ

general election (of the lower house)

総統

そうとう

president (of Taiwan)

総評

そうひょう

Sōhyō (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan; 1950-1989)

総督

そうとく

governor-general

Example Sentences

小泉が与党自民党の新総裁に選出された。

Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.