No. 1,406 in Japanese
大使
Ambassador.
In a sentence
彼は日本の大使として海外で働いています。
He works overseas as an ambassador of Japan.
In this sentence, '大使' refers to an official representative or diplomat sent by a country to represent it in another country.
大使館で働くことは面白そうですね。
Working at an embassy seems interesting, doesn't it?
Here, '大使' forms part of the compound word '大使館', which means 'embassy', indicating the location associated with ambassadors.
学生たちは模擬国連会議で大使としての役割を果たしました。
The students played the role of ambassadors at the Model United Nations conference.
In this example, '大使' is used to signify individuals taking on the symbolic role of an ambassador in a simulated or educational setting.
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