Illustration: In a Japanese consular office overseas, a formally dressed official sits across from a distressed Japanese traveler with a wheeled suitcase. A small Japanese desk flag identifies the office, while unfamiliar street architecture appears outside the window.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

領りょう事じ

ryouji

consul

Example sentences

  1. これを見みたアメリカ合衆国がっしゅうこく、ロシア、プロシアの領事りょうじは、英仏艦えいふつかんに行いかずに開陽丸かいようまるを表敬訪問ひょうけいほうもんした。

    The American, Russian and Prussian consuls looked at this and made a courtesy call on Kaiyomaru without going to the British and French warships.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 永井ながいは外交経験がいこうけいけんも豊富ほうふであり、彼かれの態度たいどは、英仏えいふつ領事りょうじのみならず、英仏艦艦長えいふつかんかんちょうにも好印象こういんしょうを与あたえた。

    NAGAI had a lot of experience of diplomacy, and his attitude gave a good impression to not only the British and French consuls but also the captains of the British and French warships.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 翌日よくじつ、事件じけんを聞きいたプロシア公使こうしとフランス領事りょうじ、さらにポルトガル公使こうし、アメリカ公使こうしも長崎奉行ながさきぶぎょうに対たいし、人道じんどうに外はずれる行おこないであると即座そくざに抗議こうぎを行おこなった。

    As soon as knowing of this affair on the following day, Prussian, Portuguese and American ministers and French consul protested against the Nagasaki magistrate, saying his behavior was inhuman.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 領事

  • 領jurisdiction; dominionOnリョウKunえり
  • 事matter; thingOnジ・ズKunこと・つかう・つかえる

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