Dictionary/元首げんしゅGenshuJLPT N1元首 (Genshu) is a Japanese noun meaning “sovereign, ruler, head of state”.Meaningsnounsovereign; ruler; head of stateKanji in 元首元beginning首neckRelated words元origin元気lively首neck元々originally地元home area身元(one's) identity自首surrender (to the authorities)足元at one's feet手元at hand次元dimension手首wrist復元restoration (to the original state or location)