閣僚

• 読み: かくりょう
• ローマ字: kakuryo
• 漢字の分解: 閣 (kaku) — cabinet, tower; 僚 (ryō) — colleague, official
• 発音: /ka.kɯ.ɾjoː/

意味

Cabinet minister; member of the cabinet. A minister who sits in the government's cabinet.

A noun referring to ministers who constitute the cabinet (内閣, naikaku) of a government. In Japan, 閣僚 are appointed by the Prime Minister and are collectively responsible for government policy. Common collocations include 閣僚会議 (cabinet meeting), 閣僚人事 (cabinet appointments), and 閣僚辞任 (cabinet resignation). A key term in political journalism and administrative law.

例文

1. 首相は内閣改造に際し、主要な閣僚を留任させた。
2. 複数の閣僚が政治資金問題で辞任を迫られた。
3. 今回の内閣では、女性閣僚の割合が過去最高となった。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, government, journalism, law

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 閣 (kaku, cabinet/tower) — as in 内閣 — and 僚 (ryō, colleague/official). 閣 in political vocabulary refers to the cabinet, and 僚 denotes an official or colleague of similar rank.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal