Japanese symbol for “governor”
総裁
そうさい
Romaji: sousai
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
In Japanese, governor is 総裁, read そうさい (sousai).
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Meanings
- n president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “governor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 総督 | そうとく soutoku | governor-general; governor; viceroy |
| 旦那 | だんな danna | sir; boss; master |
| 主席 | しゅせき shuseki | chairman; governor; president |
| ガバナー | ガバナー gabanaa | governor |
| 刺史 | しし shishi | governor (of an ancient Chinese province) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 総理 | そうり souri | prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier |
| 総会 | そうかい soukai | general meeting |
| 総数 | そうすう sousuu | total (number); count |
| 総務 | そうむ soumu | general affairs; general business; manager |
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
| 制裁 | せいさい seisai | sanctions; punishment |
See also: Chinese symbol for “governor”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.