国務長官

国務長官

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国	務	長	官
こく Grade: 2	む Grade: 5	ちょう Grade: 2	かん Grade: 4
goon		on’yomi

Alternative spelling
國務長官 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

国務 (“national affairs”) +‎ 長官 (“head official”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) こくむちょ​ーかん [kòkúmú chóꜜòkàǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟ᵝmɯ̟ᵝ t͡ɕo̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

国(こく)務(む)長(ちょう)官(かん) • (Kokumu Chōkan) ^{←こくむちゃうくゎん (Kokumu Tyaukwan)?}

1. a Secretary of State of the US State Department

See also

• 国(こく)務(む)省(しょう) (Kokumushō, “State Department”)
• 国(こく)務(む)大(だい)臣(じん) (Kokumu Daijin, “Minister of State; UK Secretary of State”)
• 州(しゅう)務(む)長(ちょう)官(かん) (Shūmu Chōkan, “US state's Secretary of State”)