大統領

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Chinese

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big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to lead; to command; commander
trad. (大統領) 統領
simp. (大统领) 统领

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大統領.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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大統領

  1. (obsolete (but now having a revival as) slang) president of a country
  2. (specifically, slang) Donald Trump

Japanese

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 大統領 on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 5
りょう
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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(dai-, great) +‎ 統領 (tōryō, leader)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だい)(とう)(りょう) (daitōryōだいとうりやう (daitouryau)?

  1. a president (the head of state of a republic)
    • 1999 September 16, Motohiro Katou, “ヤコブの(かい)(だん) [Jacob’s Ladder]”, in Q.E.D. (しょう)(めい)(しゅう)(りょう) [Q.E.D.], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 176:
      (たと)えばユーゴスラビアには()(ぜん)チトー(だい)(とう)(りょう)という()(どう)(しゃ)がいて(みん)(ぞく)をまとめていた
      Tatoeba Yūgosurabia ni wa izen Chitō Daitōryō to iu shidōsha ga ite minzoku o matometeita
      For example, former President Tito was known for having united the peoples of Yugoslavia
    • 2003 August 31 [2001 December 24], Reiko Shimizu, “秘密 THE TOP SECRET(トップ・シークレット) 1999 [THE TOP SECRET 1999]”, in 秘密 -トップ・シークレット- [Himitsu – Top Secret], 12th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 9:
      ワシントン リンカーン ケネディ ビル・クリントン そして(いま) ジョン・(ビー)・リード‼ (せい)(れん)(けっ)(ぱく)(せい)()(ひと)————()(てん)のない(ところ)(さい)(だい)()(てん)といわれる(ほど)クリーンな(だい)57(ごじゅうしち)(だい)アメリカ(だい)(とう)(りょう)
      Washinton Rinkān Kenedi Biru Kurinton Soshite ima Jon Bī Rīdo‼ Seiren keppaku seigi no hito————Oten no nai tokoro ga saidai no oten to iwareru hodo kurīn na daigojūshichi-dai Amerika Daitōryō
      Washington. Lincoln. Kennedy. Bill Clinton. And now, John B. Reed!! The man of impartiality, uprightness and justice. — When talking about the 57th President of the United States, it’s no exaggeration to say that his only flaw is that he has none.

Descendants

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  • Korean: 대통령 (daetongnyeong)
  • Palauan: Daitorio, Daitoro

See also

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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大統領 (daetongnyeong) (hangeul 대통령)

  1. hanja form? of 대통령 (president of a country)