首脳

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 首脳 is read しゅのう.
• Basic usage: It refers to the top leader or leadership of a country or organization.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Leaders of multiple countries
  • 国々の首脳 means the top leaders of the respective countries.
• The leadership of a group
  • 首脳を失う means losing the leader or leadership that directed an organization.