内閣

• 読み: ないかく
• ローマ字: naikaku
• 漢字の分解: 内 (nai) — inside, inner; 閣 (kaku) — tower, pavilion, cabinet
• 発音: /nai.ka.kɯ/

意味

The cabinet of a government; the group of ministers who lead executive departments.

A political noun referring to the executive branch of government headed by the prime minister (内閣総理大臣). Common collocations include 内閣改造 (cabinet reshuffle), 内閣総辞職 (mass cabinet resignation), and 内閣支持率 (cabinet approval rating). Essential vocabulary for understanding Japanese news and politics.

例文

1. 新しい内閣が発足し、記者会見が開かれた。
2. 内閣支持率が先月に比べて大きく下がった。
3. 総理大臣は来週、内閣改造を行う方針だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, news, government, current affairs

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

From 内 (nai, inner) + 閣 (kaku, tower/pavilion). Originally referred to the inner chambers of a palace where rulers deliberated, later adopted as a political term for the governing cabinet.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal