noun

Abbreviation.
  1. prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier.

noun, takes する

Orig. meaning.
  1. leading, overseeing, leader, overseer, president.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
総理 そうり
綜理 そうり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

general, whole, all
ソウ すべ.て す.べて (5th, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
rush, hurry, be flustered
ソウ にわか あわ.てる
public, prince, official
コウ おおやけ ク (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
logic, arrangement, reason
リ ことわり あや (2nd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)