Illustration: At a Japanese political party’s executive meeting, its leader occupies the central chair at the head of a long conference table. Senior delegates on both sides turn toward this person as an aide presents a folder for the final decision.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

総そう裁さい

sousai

president, party leader, governor

The title depends on the organization. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 小泉こいずみが与党自民党よとうじみんとうの新しん総裁そうさいに選出せんしゅつされた。

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

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 沖縄県私立教育会おきなわけんしりつきょういくかい総裁そうさいなども務つとめた。

    He served as the president of Okinawa Private Educational Association as well.

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

  3. 同内閣下どうないかくかでは臨時外交調査委員会委員りんじがいこうちょうさいいんかいいいん、臨時教育会議りんじきょういくかいぎ総裁そうさいとなる。

    In this administration, he was a member of the extraordinary Foreign Diplomacy Investigation Committee and the chairman of the extraordinary Congress on Education.

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

Kanji in 総裁

  • 総general; wholeOnソウKunすべて・すべて・ふさ
  • 裁tailor; judgeOnサイKunたつ・さばく

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