内閣(ないかく)

In Japan, the 内閣(ないかく) is the executive branch of government. It consists of the 内閣(ないかく)総理(そうり)大臣(だいじん) (Prime Minister) and 国務(こくむ)大臣(だいじん) (Ministers of State), who head government ministries.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

• 内閣(ないかく)総理(そうり)大臣(だいじん): Prime Minister (formal title)
• 内閣(ないかく)改造(かいぞう): cabinet reshuffle
• 内閣(ないかく)支持率(しじりつ): cabinet approval rating
• 内閣(ないかく)が発足(ほっそく)する: a cabinet is formed/inaugurated
• 内閣(ないかく)総辞職(そうじしょく): mass resignation of the cabinet

USAGE:
Frequently appears in news about politics. The 内閣(ないかく) is often identified by the Prime Minister's name: 岸田(きしだ)内閣(ないかく) (the Kishida Cabinet).

RELATED:

• 政府(せいふ): government (broader term)
• 国会(こっかい): National Diet (parliament)