Kantei

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 官邸 (kantei).

Proper noun

Kantei

1. The official residence of the prime minister of Japan.
2. (metonymically) The Japanese government.
   • 2023 January 24, Justin McCurry, “Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been rejected by young”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Overcoming Japan’s demographic crisis has proved insurmountable for occupants of the Kantei – the prime minister’s office – long before Kishida moved in last autumn.

Anagrams

• Aitken, intake, kaiten, kentia, kinate, take in, take-in, tankie