大統領

大 (dai-, “great”) +‎ 統領 (tōryō, “leader”)

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) だいと​ーりょー [dàítóꜜòryòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [da̠ito̞ːɾʲo̞ː]

大統領 (hiragana だいとうりょう, rōmaji daitōryō, historical hiragana だいとうりやう)

1. a president (the head of state of a republic)
   • 1999 September 16, Katou, Motohiro, “ヤコブの階たい段だん [Jacob’s Stairway]”, in Ｑ.Ｅ.Ｄ. 証しょう明めい終しゅう了りょう [Q.E.D. Quod Erat Demonstrandum], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 176:

     例 (たと)えばユーゴスラビアには以 (い)前 (ぜん)チトー大 (だい)統 (とう)領 (りょう)という指 (し)導 (どう)者 (しゃ)がいて民 (みん)族 (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 [Dec 24 2001], Shimizu, Reiko, “秘密　THE TOP SECRETトップ・シークレット　1999 [THE TOP SECRET 1999]”, in 秘密　THE TOP SECRETトップ・シークレット [THE TOP SECRET], volume 1 (fiction), 12th edition, 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　そして今　ジョン・Ｂ・リード‼清 (せい)廉 (れん)潔 (けっ)白 (ぱく)正義の人————汚点のない所が最大の汚点といわれる程クリーンな第57代アメリカ大統領

     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

• 副 (ふく)大 (だい)統 (とう)領 (りょう) (fukudaitōryō, “vice president”)

• Korean: 대통령 (daetongnyeong)

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

大統領 • (daetongnyeong) (hangeul 대통령)

1. Hanja form^? of 대통령 (“president of a country”).