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[くん()·しゅ()]
kunshu
noun, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 君主

noun, no adjective
  1. ruler; monarch; sovereign

Definition and Synonyms for 君主

Overlord a person who has general authority over others
Synonyms: マスター, , , , , , , 主人, 主公, 主君, , , , , 君主, 殿, 殿, 殿, 殿様, 雇い主, 領主
Crowned Head a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
Synonyms: 人君, , , , , 君主, 国主, 帝王

Meanings for each kanji in 君主

» old boy; name-suffix
» lord; chief; master; main thing; principal

Categories 君主 is a member of

Ruler a person who rules or commands
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Chief Of State the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government
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Sample Sentences for 君主

It is true that Aristotle distinguishes the tyrant from the king by the fact that the former governs in his own interest, and the latter only for the good of his subjects; but it would follow from Aristotle's distinction that, from the very beginning of the world, there has not yet been a single king.
The band played for the visiting monarch.
He is an absolute monarch.
Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
The tyrant kept the people down.

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