長 meaning'long, leader'
 onyomiチョウ
 kunyomiなが.い, おさ
termpronunciationEnglish
長なが・い、ちょうlong, leader
長男ちょうなんthe eldest son
学長がくちょうa (university; school) president
社長しゃちょうpresident
村長そんちょうvillage head
長谷川はせがわsurname
市長しちょうa mayor
長野県ながのけんNagano prefecture (of Chubu region)
長いながいlong
課長かちょうsection manager
部長ぶちょうhead of a section (adjn)
身長しんちょうheight (of body), stature
校長こうちょうprincipal, headmaster
成長せいちょうgrowth, grow to adulthood
生長せいちょうgrowth, increment
長期ちょうきlong time period
長所ちょうしょ(1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage
長女ちょうじょeldest daughter
長短ちょうたんlength, long and short, +-
長方形ちょうほうけいrectangle, oblong
院長いんちょうthe director, the president (of an organization)
伍長ごちょうcorporal
会長かいちょうpresident (of a society), chairman
伸長しんちょうexpansion, extension, elongation, stretching, uncompression
侍衛長じえいちょうcaptain of the guard
係長かかりちょうchief clerk
副社長ふくしゃちょうexecutive vice-president
区長くちょうward headman
団長だんちょうleader of a delegation (body, party)
国務長官こくむちょうかんSecretary of State
塾長じゅくちょうprincipal of a private school
委員長いいんちょうcommittee chairman
官房長官かんぼうちょうかんChief Cabinet Secretary
室長しつちょうroom monitor
局長きょくちょうbureau director, office chief
座長ざちょうchairman
延長えんちょうextension; Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
悠長ゆうちょうleisurely; conspicuous, exceeding, deliberate
成長を阻むせいちょうをはばむto hinder (check) the growth of (plants)
成長株せいちょうかぶgrowth stock, person with future promise
所長しょちょうchief, head
支店長してんちょうbranch manager, manager of a branch office
次長じちょうvice-, assistant director, vice-director
江戸の敵を長崎で討つえどのかたきをながさきでうつto take revenge on someone in an unlikely place
沖縄開発庁長官おきなわかいはつちょうちょうかんDirector General of Okinawa Development Agency
班長はんちょうsquad leader, honcho, team leader, group leader
町長ちょうちょうtown headman, town mayor
白長須鯨しろながすくじら, シロナガスクジラblue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
組長くみちょうboss (yakuza)
総長そうちょう(college) president, secretary-general
署長しょちょうchief (of police), head (of office)
胴が長いどうがながいhaving a long body, long-bodied
船長せんちょうship's captain
艦長かんちょうcaptain (of a warship)
郡長ぐんちょうdistrict headman, head county official
長丁場ながちょうばlong (stretch of) distance
長兄ちょうけいeldest brother
長唄ながうた, ちょうかlong epic song with shamisen accompaniment, type of waka
長官ちょうかんsecretary (government), director, chief
長寿ちょうじゅlongevity
長崎県ながさきけんNagasaki prefecture (Kyuushuu)
長征ちょうせいlengthy military expedition, the Long March
長径ちょうけいmajor axis
長期借款ちょうきしゃっかんlong-term loan
長汀曲浦ちょうていきょくほlong stretch of winding beach
長江ちょうこうYangtze River, Changjiang River
長編ちょうへんlong (e.g. novel, film)
長老ちょうろうeldest, senior
長蛇の列ちょうだのれつlong line, long queue
長距離ちょうきょりlong distance, long haul
長逝ちょうせいdeath, passing
長雨ながあめ, ながめlong spell of rain
長靴ちょうか, ながぐつleather boots, long boots
長髪ちょうはつlong hair
隊長たいちょうcommanding officer
霊長れいちょうleader with miraculous powers, humanity
館長かんちょうsuperintendent, director, curator, chief librarian
首長しゅちょうhead (of organization, organisation), chief
駅長えきちょうstation master
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