会長
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 会 | 長 |
| かい Grade: 2 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 會長 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
会 (kai, “group; society”) + 長 (-chō, “head”)
Pronunciation
Noun
会長 • (kaichō) ←くわいちやう (kwaityau)?
- (of a committee, company, society, etc.) a chairman; a president
- 1990 June 25 [1990 February 17], George Morikawa, “Round ２ カメ作戦”, in はじめの一歩 THE FIGHTING!, 3rd edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 68:
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN