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君主 (kunshu)

ruler, monarch

  • JLPT N1

Meaning

君主 (くんしゅ, kunshu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “ruler, monarch”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

専制君主せんせいくんしゅは人民じんみんを弾圧だんあつした。

The tyrant kept the people down.

その君主は臣民に対して絶対の支配権を持っていた。

The lord held absolute power over his subjects.

英国の君主は君臨するが統治しないと一般に言われる。

The English sovereign is generally said to reign but not rule.

君主はその葬儀に出席することになっている。

The monarch is supposed to attend the funeral.

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