長 — long, leader

Readings

On'yomi

チョウ

Kun'yomi

なが.いおさ

Example words

• 議長ぎちょうchairman; speaker (e.g. of assembly); president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.); moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)
• 社長しゃちょうcompany president; manager; director
• 成長せいちょうgrowth; grow to adulthood
• 長男ちょうなんeldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
• 部長ぶちょう(1) head (chief, director) of a section or department (2) head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
• 延長えんちょう(1) extension; elongation; prolongation; lengthening (2) Enchou era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
• 課長かちょうsection manager; section chief
• 長期ちょうきlong time period; long term