族長

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See also: 族长

Chinese

race; nationality; ethnicity
race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (族長)
simp. (族长)

Pronunciation


Noun

族長

  1. clan elder; head of a clan

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (族長):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぞく
Grade: 3
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
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Etymology

From Sinitic 族長 / 族长 (zúzhǎng).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ぞく)(ちょう) (zokuchō

  1. the head of a family or clan
  2. a patriarch of ancient Israel, as described in the Bible

Usage notes

Historically, this role has more commonly been filled by a man. However, this word alone is generally not gender-specific, and can refer to either a male or female head of a family. To specify a particular gender, this word may be prefixed with either (onna, woman) or (otoko, man).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

族長

  1. chữ Hán form of tộc trưởng (clan elder; head of a clan).