総長

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 5
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
總長 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From (そう) (, of highest or supreme rank) + (ちょう) (chō, chief, head, president).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(そう)(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

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN