常任理事国(じょうにんりじこく)

じょうにんりじこく
noun
permanent member (of the UN Security Council)
formalpolitics
1. permanent member (of the UN Security Council)
One of the five countries with a permanent seat and a veto on the UN Security Council: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China.
常任理事国(じょうにんりじこく)は五(ご)か国(こく)ある。
There are five permanent members.
常任理事国(じょうにんりじこく)には拒否権(きょひけん)がある。
The permanent members have a veto.
日本(にほん)は長年(ながねん)、安保理(あんぽり)の常任理事国(じょうにんりじこく)入(い)りを目指(めざ)してきた。
Japan has long sought a permanent seat on the Security Council.

常任(じょうにん) (standing, permanent) + 理事国(りじこく) (member state of a council). The council is the 国連(こくれん)安全保障理事会(あんぜんほしょうりじかい), 安保理(あんぽり) for short.

Common collocations

  • 常任理事国(じょうにんりじこく)入(い)り: becoming a permanent member
  • 非常任理事国(ひじょうにんりじこく): non-permanent member (elected for two years)
  • 拒否権(きょひけん)を行使(こうし)する: to use the veto
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Added 2026.10.9 4:48 · Revised 2026.10.9 4:49
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