Japanese symbol for “taoiseach”

アイルランドの首相

アイルランドのしゅしょう

Romaji: airurandonoshushou

taoiseach; prime minister of Ireland

In Japanese, taoiseach is アイルランドの首相, read アイルランドのしゅしょう (airurandonoshushou).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

exp, n taoiseach; prime minister of Ireland

Kanji and stroke order

首

neck, counter for songs and poems

on: シュ
kun: くび

9 strokes · JLPT 3

相

inter-, mutual, together

on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: あい-

9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
首相	しゅしょう shushou	prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
首都	しゅと shuto	(national) capital (city); metropolis
首脳	しゅのう shunou	head; leader; top
手首	てくび tekubi	wrist
足首	あしくび ashikubi	ankle
乳首	ちくび chikubi	nipple; teat
相手	あいて aite	companion; partner; company
相談	そうだん soudan	consultation; discussion; discussing

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.