女家長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	家	長
おんな Grade: 1	か Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
kun'yomi	goon	on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 女 (onna, “woman”) +‎ 家長 (kachō, “head of the house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [õ̞nːa̠ ka̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

女(おんな)家(か)長(ちょう) • (onna kachō) 

1. a matriarch, the female head of a household, a female householder

Synonyms

• 女族長(おんなぞくちょう) (onna zokuchō)

See also

• 家長(かちょう) (kachō): head of the house, head of a household, a householder
• 族長(ぞくちょう) (zokuchō): head of a family, head of a clan; ancient patriarch of Israel