元首

Noun

 * 1) head of state
 * 2) monarch; sovereign; king; ruler
 * 3)  beginning
 * 4)  head

Synonyms




Proper noun

 * 1)  Führer (the title of  when he was the leader of Nazi Germany)
 * 2)  Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Etymology 1
From compound.

Noun

 * 1) head of state (the chief public representative of a nation), ruler, sovereign

Derived terms

 * : the principate, a type of government in ancient Rome, established under Augustus Caesar

Etymology 2
Compound of.

Noun

 * 1)  the base of the neck
 * 2)   the head

Usage notes
The kun'yomi reading of motokubi is rare for this term.