棟梁

とうりょう

central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); mainstay; chief support; leader

noun

freq #38

Example sentences

彼（かれ）は将来（しょうらい）国家（こっか）の棟梁（とうりょう）たるべき器（うつわ）だ。

He has the capacity to be a future leader of the nation.