班長

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See also: 班长

Chinese

team; class; rank
team; class; rank; squad; a work shift; a measure word; surname
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (班長) 班 長
simp. (班长) 班 长

Pronunciation

Noun

班長

  1. (education) class monitor; class president; prefect
  2. (military) squad leader
  3. team leader

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
班 長
はん
Grade: 6 		ちょう
Grade: 2
kan'on on'yomi

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 班長 / 班长 (bānzhǎng, “squad leader”). First attested in 1917.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

班(はん)長(ちょう) • (hanchō) ←はんちやう (fantyau)?

  1. a squad leader
  2. honcho

Descendants

  • → English: honcho

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
班長

Noun

班長 • (banjang) (hangeul 반장)

  1. hanja form? of 반장 (“class monitor, class president; squad leader; honcho”)
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