元首

Chinese

		primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty)	head; chief; first (occasion) head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
simp. and trad. (元首)		元	首

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元首 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
元首 (納粹德國) (Written Standard Chinese^?)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánshǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ sau²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngièn-sú / ngiàn-sú
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): goân-siú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánshǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánshǒu
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-shou³
  - Yale: ywán-shǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanshoou
  - Palladius: юаньшоу (juanʹšou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ sau²
  - Yale: yùhn sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngièn-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngien^ˇ su^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² su³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯en¹¹ su³¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàn-sú
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngian^ˇ su^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngian² su³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯an¹¹ su³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goân-siú
  - Tâi-lô: guân-siú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goansiuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² siu⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡuan²⁴⁻²² siu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡuan¹³⁻²² siu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ siu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡuan²³⁻³³ siu⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: ngjwon syuwX

Rime
Character	元	首
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	愚袁切	書九切
Baxter	ngjwon	syuwX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋʉɐn/	/ɕɨu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋʷiɐn/	/ɕiu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋiuɐn/	/ɕiəu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋuan/	/ɕuw^X/
Li Rong	/ŋiuɐn/	/ɕiu^X/
Wang Li	/ŋĭwɐn/	/ɕĭəu^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋi̯wɐn/	/ɕi̯ə̯u^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuán	shǒu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun⁴	sau²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]o[r] l̥uʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*ŋon hljuʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	元	首
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yuán	shǒu
Middle Chinese	‹ ngjwon ›	‹ syuw^X ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]o[r]/ (< nasal + uvular)	/*l̥uʔ/
English	head; first	head
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	元	首
Reading #	1/1	1/2
No.	16145	11671
Phonetic component	元	首
Rime group	元	幽
Rime subdivision	3	1
Corresponding MC rime	元	首
Old Chinese	/*ŋon/	/*hljuʔ/

Noun

元首

Synonyms

(head of state): 國家元首／国家元首 (guójiā yuánshǒu), 政府首腦／政府首脑 (zhèngfǔ shǒunǎo)
(monarch):

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乘輿／乘舆 (literary, figurative)
人主 (rénzhǔ) (literary)
人君 (rénjūn) (literary)
人王 (rénwáng)
君上 (jūnshàng) (literary)
君主 (jūnzhǔ)
君父 (jūnfù) (literary)
君王 (jūnwáng)
國君／国君 (guójūn)
國家／国家 (guójiā) (Classical Chinese)
大聖／大圣 (dàshèng) (literary)
大駕／大驾 (dàjià)
天子 (Son of Heaven)
官家 (guānjiā) (archaic)
帝王 (dìwáng)
皇帝 (huángdì)
皇辟 (huángbì) (archaic, Son of Heaven)

(head):

Dialectal synonyms of 頭 (“head”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		首, 元, 頭, 元首
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		頭, 頭部, 頭顱, 頭腦
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦袋瓜子, 腦殼兒, 腦殼, 腦瓜兒, 腦瓜子, 老屋子
	Taiwan	頭, 腦袋
	Chengde	頭, 腦袋瓜兒
	Ulanhot	腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Tongliao	腦袋
	Chifeng	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Heihe	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒, 腦瓜子
	Qiqihar	頭, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒
	Harbin	頭, 腦殼兒, 腦殼子, 腦子, 腦瓜兒, 腦瓜子, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦袋瓜子
	Jiamusi	頭, 腦瓜兒, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Baicheng	頭, 腦瓜兒, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Changchun	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Tonghua	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Shenyang	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Jinzhou	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Singapore	頭
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	腦袋
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	頭, 腦袋, 腦瓜子, 腦瓜兒, 腦袋瓜子, 腦袋瓜兒
	Tangshan	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒
	Cangzhou	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦殼兒
	Baoding	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Shijiazhuang	頭, 腦袋
	Lijin	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Jinan	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子, 腦瓜子, 腦瓜兒
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	頭
	Dandong	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Yantai	頭
	Yantai (Muping)	頭, 腦袋瓜子 derogatory
	Qingdao	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Zhucheng	頭
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	頭, 低腦
	Lingbao	頭
	Jining	頭
	Wanrong	得腦
	Linfen	得腦
	Shangqiu	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒
	Yuanyang	頭, 腦袋, 腦瓜兒
	Zhengzhou	頭, 腦袋
	Kaifeng	腦袋
	Xinyang	頭
	Baihe	頭, 腦袋, 腦瓜兒
	Xi'an	𦠿, 頭, 腦袋, 脊囊
	Baoji	頭, 多腦
	Tianshui	頭, 多腦
	Xining	頭, 腦袋, 朵落
	Xuzhou	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子, 棗木 dated, humorous
	Fuyang	頭, 腦袋
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	頭
	Bayanhot	頭, 腦袋
	Lanzhou	頭, 頭蛋骨, 得勒 derogatory
	Dunhuang	頭, 腦瓜子, 腦勺, 腦勺殼子
	Hami	頭, 腦袋
	Ürümqi	頭, 腦瓜子
	Ürümqi (Xigou)	頭
	Ürümqi (Changshanzi)	頭
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	腦殼
	Nanchong	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Dazhou	腦殼
	Hanyuan	腦殼
	Xichang	腦殼, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒
	Zigong	頭, 腦殼
	Chongqing	腦殼, 沙罐兒
	Wuhan	頭, 腦殼, 腦瓜子
	Yichang	腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Xiangyang	頭, 腦袋, 腦殼
	Tianmen	頭, 腦袋, 腦殼
	Guiyang	腦殼
	Zunyi	腦袋, 腦殼兒
	Bijie	腦殼
	Liping	腦袋, 腦殼
	Zhaotong	腦殼
	Dali	腦殼
	Kunming	頭, 腦殼, 腦袋
	Mengzi	頭, 腦殼
	Guilin	頭, 腦殼
	Liuzhou	頭, 頭殼, 腦殼
	Tianlin (Langping)	腦殼
	Jishou	頭, 腦殼
	Changde	腦殼
	Hanzhong	頭, 腦袋, 腦殼
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	頭, 腦袋
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	頭, 腦袋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	頭, 頭兒
	Yangzhou	頭
	Lianyungang	頭
	Lianshui	頭, 腦袋瓜子
	Xinghua	頭
	Nantong	頭
	Anqing	頭, 腦袋瓜
	Wuhu	頭
	Hefei	頭
	Hong'an	頭, 腦殼, 腦袋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	頭, 頭殼
	Hong Kong	頭, 頭殼
	Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)	頭殼
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	頭殼
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	頭
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	頭
	Macau	頭
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	頭, 頭殼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	頭
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	頭
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	頭, 頭殼
	Foshan	頭, 頭殼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	頭
	Foshan (Shunde)	頭
	Foshan (Sanshui)	頭殼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	頭
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	頭
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	頭
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	頭
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	頭, 頭殼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	頭
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	頭
	Taishan	頭
	Kaiping (Chikan)	頭
	Enping (Niujiang)	頭
	Heshan (Yayao)	頭
	Dongguan	腦殼, 頭
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	頭殼
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	頭
	Qingyuan	頭
	Fogang	頭
	Yingde (Hanguang)	頭殼
	Yangshan	頭
	Lianshan (Butian)	頭
	Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)	頭
	Shaoguan	頭, 頭殼
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	頭
	Renhua	頭乸殼
	Lechang	頭
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	頭
	Sihui	頭
	Guangning	頭
	Deqing	頭
	Huaiji	頭, 羅殼
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	頭
	Yunfu	頭, 頭殼
	Xinxing	頭, 頭殼
	Luoding	頭
	Yunan (Pingtai)	頭
	Yangjiang	頭殼
	Xinyi	頭, 頭殼
	Maoming (Xinpo)	頭, 頭殼
	Lianjiang	頭, 頭殼
	Wuchuan (Wuyang)	頭
	Nanning	頭, 頭殼
	Wuzhou	頭
	Yulin	頭, 頭殼
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	頭殼
	Hepu (Shatian)	頭骨
	Guiping	頭
	Mengshan (Xihe)	頭
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	頭
	Baise	頭
	Bobai	頭
Lingshan	頭
Pubei	頭
Qinzhou	頭
Beihai	頭
Beihai (Nankang)	頭殼
Beihai (Yingpan)	頭殼
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	頭
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	頭
Ningming	頭
Hengzhou	頭
Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	頭
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	頭
Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua)	頭
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	頭
Singapore (Guangfu)	頭
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	頭
Móng Cái	頭
Gan	Nanchang	頭, 腦蓋
	Lichuan	頭, 腦
	Pingxiang	腦殼
Hakka	Meixian	頭那
	Xingning	頭那
	Dabu (Xihe)	頭那
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	頭, 頭那, 頭殼
	Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)	頭那, 頭
	Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)	頭那, 頭
	Huiyang	頭那
	Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)	頭那, 頭
	Huidong (Daling)	頭那
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	頭那
	Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)	頭那
	Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)	頭那, 頭
	Boluo (Bendihua)	頭, 那殼
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	頭那
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	頭
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	頭那
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	頭那, 頭
	Wuhua (Changbu)	頭那
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	頭那
	Wuhua (Meilin)	頭那
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	頭, 頭那
	Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)	頭那
	Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)	頭, 頭那
	Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)	頭那
	Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)	頭那
	Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)	頭那
	Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)	頭, 頭那
	Wengyuan	頭那
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	頭那
	Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)	頭, 頭那
	Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)	頭那, 頭
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	頭那
	Liannan	頭
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	頭
	Jiexi	頭那
	Luhe	頭那
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	頭那
	Changting	頭那
	Wuping	頭那
	Wuping (Yanqian)	頭那
	Wuping (Pingyu)	頭那
	Liancheng	頭那
	Ninghua	腦殼
	Yudu	頭, 腦蓋, 腦殼
	Ningdu	腦蓋
	Ruijin	腦蓋, 頭那殼
	Shicheng	腦蓋, 腦殼
	Shangyou (Shexi)	腦蓋
	Tonggu (Sandu)	頭那
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	腦蓋
	Dayu	腦骨窠
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	頭那
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	頭那
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	頭那
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	頭那
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	頭那
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	頭那
	Hong Kong	頭那
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	頭
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	頭殼
	Xinyi (Sihe)	頭
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	頭
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	頭, 頭殼
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	頭殼
Huazhou (Xin'an)	頭殼
Lianjiang (Shijiao)	頭殼
Lianjiang (Qingping)	頭殼
Mengshan (Xihe)	頭腦
Luchuan	頭殼
Luchuan (Daqiao)	頭
Bobai (Shahe)	頭, 頭殼
Beiliu (Tang'an)	頭那
Mashan (Pianlian)	頭那
Sabah (Longchuan)	頭那
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	頭那
Senai (Huiyang)	頭那
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	頭
Singkawang	頭那
Singapore (Meixian)	頭那
Singapore (Dabu)	頭那
Huizhou	Jixi	頭, 腦殼
Huizhou	Shexian	頭, 頭腦殼
Jin	Taiyuan	得腦, 頭, 腦袋, 乾骷髏 derogatory, 骷髏 derogatory
	Pingyao	得腦
	Yangyuan	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦瓜兒
	Datong	頭, 腦袋
	Xinzhou	得腦, 頭, 腦袋
	Lüliang (Lishi)	腦袋, 腦袋瓜兒, 腦
	Changzhi	頭, 腦袋, 得腦
	Taibus (Baochang)	頭
	Linhe	頭, 腦袋, 得腦
	Jining	頭, 腦袋
	Hohhot	頭, 腦袋, 得腦
	Baotou	腦袋
	Dongsheng	頭
	Haibowan	腦袋
	Erenhot	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Pingshan	頭, 腦袋瓜兒
	Zhangjiakou	頭, 腦袋
	Handan	頭, 腦袋, 腦袋瓜子
	Linzhou	頭, 得腦哦
	Suide	頭, 腦
Northern Min	Jian'ou	頭
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	頭
	Songxi	頭
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	頭
	Jianyang	頭
	Wuyishan	腦殼
	Pucheng (Shibei)	頭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	頭, 頭腦, 頭首
	Lianjiang	頭
	Fuqing	頭
	Gutian	頭
	Pingnan	頭
	Fu'an	頭
	Ningde	頭子
	Xiapu	頭
	Shouning	頭
	Zhouning	頭
	Fuding	頭
	Matsu	頭, 頭首
Southern Min	Xiamen	頭, 頭殼
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	頭殼
	Quanzhou	頭, 頭殼
	Jinjiang	頭殼
	Hui'an	頭殼
	Anxi	頭殼
	Yongchun	頭殼
	Dehua	頭殼
	Zhangzhou	頭, 頭殼
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	頭殼
	Hua'an	頭殼
	Pinghe	頭殼
	Zhangpu	頭殼
	Yunxiao	頭碗
	Zhao'an	頭殼
	Dongshan	頭
	Taipei	頭, 頭殼
	Taipei (Wanhua)	頭殼
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	頭, 頭殼
	Kaohsiung	頭, 頭殼
	Yilan	頭, 頭殼
	Changhua (Lukang)	頭, 頭殼
	Taichung	頭殼
	Taichung (Wuqi)	頭殼
	Tainan	頭, 頭殼
	Taitung	頭殼
	Hsinchu	頭殼
	Kinmen	頭殼
	Penghu (Magong)	頭殼
	Penang (Hokkien)	頭, 頭殼
	Singapore (Hokkien)	頭, 頭殼
	Manila (Hokkien)	頭, 頭殼
	Longyan	頭殼
	Datian	頭殼
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	頭
	Chaozhou	頭殼
	Shantou	頭殼, 頭, 腦殼
	Shantou (Chenghai)	頭殼
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	頭, 頭殼
	Jieyang	頭, 頭殼
	Lufeng	頭殼
	Haifeng	頭, 頭殼, 頭殼顱
	Bangkok (Teochew)	頭
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	頭
	Singapore (Teochew)	頭
	Batam (Teochew)	頭
	Leizhou	頭, 頭顱, 殼升
	Wenchang	頭
	Haikou	頭顱, 頭殼
	Qionghai	頭, 頭顱
Puxian Min	Putian	頭, 頭末
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	頭
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	頭末
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	頭
	Xianyou	頭
	Xianyou (Fengting)	頭
	Xianyou (Youyang)	頭, 頭囝
	Fuding (Aoyao)	頭殼
Central Min	Yong'an	頭殼, 頭
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	頭殼
	Sanming (Shaxian)	頭殼
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	頭殼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	頭, 頭殼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Xinxu)	頭
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	頭
Wu	Shanghai	頭, 腦袋, 頭骷顱, 骷顱頭 often derogatory, 骷郎頭 often derogatory
	Shanghai (Chongming)	頭爿
	Suzhou	頭, 骷郎頭, 六斤四兩
	Danyang	頭, 腦袋瓜, 頭骷郎
	Hangzhou	頭, 腦頭瓜
	Ningbo	骷顱頭, 骷郎頭, 頭, 骷顱頭甏 derogatory, 骷顱頭瓶 derogatory, 六斤四兩 humorous
	Wenzhou	頭, 六斤四 secret
	Jinhua	頭, 葫粒頭 humorous
Xiang	Changsha	腦殼
	Xiangxiang	腦殼
	Loudi	腦殼
	Shuangfeng	腦殼
	Hengyang	腦殼
	Quanzhou	腦殼
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	腦牯

Proper noun

元首

(historical or Internet slang) Führer (the title of Adolf Hitler when he was the leader of Nazi Germany)
(Malaysia) Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
元	首
げん Grade: 2	しゅ Grade: 2
kan'on	goon

元首 on Japanese Wikipedia

From Middle Chinese compound 元首 (MC ngjwon syuwX, literally “first, prime + head”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんしゅ [géꜜǹshù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨ]

Noun

元(げん)首(しゅ) • (genshu)

head of state (the chief public representative of a nation), ruler, sovereign

Derived terms

元首政(げんしゅせい) (genshusei): the principate, a type of government in ancient Rome, established under Augustus Caesar

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
元	首
もと Grade: 2	くび Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Compound of 元 (moto, “origin, base”) +‎ 首 (kubi, “neck, head”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mo̞to̞kɯ̟bʲi]

Noun

元(もと)首(くび) • (motokubi)

(rare) the base of the neck
(rare) (by extension upwards) the head

Usage notes

The kun'yomi reading of motokubi is rare for this term.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
元	首

Noun

元首 • (wonsu) (hangeul 원수)

hanja form^? of 원수 (“sovereign; head of state”)

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ-2] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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