棟梁
とうりょう
touryou
JMdict entry #1448380
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support; leader
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) chief; boss; leader; head
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) master carpenter
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) beams and ridge supports of a roof
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼は将来国家の棟梁たるべき器だ。
kare ha shourai kokka no touryou taru beki utsuwa da 。
He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.