総長

Japanese
Kanji in this term
総 長
そう
Grade: 5		 ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
總長 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 総(そう) (sō, “of highest or supreme rank”) + 長(ちょう) (chō, “chief, head, president”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

総(そう)長(ちょう) • (sōchō) ←そうちやう (soutyau)?

  1. a chief of a whole system
  2. (in America) president of a university; (in Britain) chancellor of a university
  3. secretary-general

Derived terms
  • 検(けん)事(じ)総(そう)長(ちょう) (kenji sōchō, “attorney general”)
  • 事(じ)務(む)総(そう)長(ちょう) (jimu sōchō, “secretary-general”)
  • 国(こく)連(れん)事(じ)務(む)総(そう)長(ちょう) (kokuren jimu sōchō, “UN Secretary General”)

References
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