Meaning
長 (おさ / ちょう, osachou) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “chief, head / chief; head”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
あの 大きな 猿は 群れの 長だ
That big monkey is the leader of the group.
その 踏切は 長い。
You have to expect a long wait at this railroad crossing.
きりんの 首は 長い。
Giraffes have long necks.
二代長男。
The first son of the second.
長慶の婿。
Nagayoshi's son-in-law.
会長に就任。
He became the chairman.
外形は長方形。
The exterior shape is rectangular.
形状は長方形。
The shaped was rectangle.
当時私鉄最長。
This was the longest quadruple-track section at that time.
三好政長の婿。
Masanaga MIYOSHI's son-in-law.
裾を長く引く。
It has a long train.
年長崎で死去。
Died in Nagasaki in 1612.