船長

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See also: 船长

Chinese

a boat; vessel; ship
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (船長) 船 長
simp. (船长) 船 长

Pronunciation

Noun

船長

  1. a sea captain

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (船長):

Japanese

FWOTD – 5 April 2022
Kanji in this term
船 長
せん
Grade: 2 		ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi
 船長 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology 1

船(せん) (sen, “ship”) + 長(ちょう) (chō, “head”)

Pronunciation

Noun

船(せん)長(ちょう) • (senchō) ←せんちやう (sentyau)?

  1. a sea captain
    • 2017 September 29, “板(いた)歩(ある)きの刑(けい) [Walk the Plank]”, in イクサラン [Ixalan], Wizards of the Coast:
      船(せん)長(ちょう)ブランディスが船(ふね)を艦(かん)隊(たい)に加(くわ)えるときには、その船(ふね)の船(せん)員(いん)に簡(かん)単(たん)な選(せん)択(たく)肢(し)を示(しめ)す。従(したが)うか、海(うみ)に落(お)ちるか。
      Senchō Burandisu ga fune o kantai ni kuwaeru toki ni wa, sono fune no sen'in ni kantan na sentakushi o shimesu. Shitagau ka, umi ni ochiru ka.
      When Captain Brandis adds a new ship to his fleet, he gives the crew a simple choice. Follow him, or fall in the sea.

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Etymology 2

船 (sen, “ship”) +‎ 長 (chō, “length”)

Pronunciation

Noun

船(せん)長(ちょう) • (senchō) ←せんちやう (sentyau)?

  1. the length of a ship

Korean

Hanja in this term
船長

Noun

船長 • (seonjang) (hangeul 선장)

  1. hanja form? of 선장 (“sea captain”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
船長

Noun

船長

  1. chữ Hán form of thuyền trưởng (“sea captain”).
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