長男

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See also: 长男

Chinese

long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
male
trad. (長男)
simp. (长男)

Pronunciation


Noun

長男

  1. eldest son

Synonyms

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 2
なん
Grade: 1
goon

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょう)(なん) (chōnan

  1. the eldest of all of a family's sons
son daughter child (rare)
one's first (ちょう)(なん) (chōnan), (いち)(なん) (ichinan), (ちょう)() (chōshi) (ちょう)(じょ) (chōjo), (いち)(じょ) (ichijo) (ちょう)() (chōshi)
one's second ()(なん) (jinan), ()(なん) (jinan), ()() (jishi) ()(じょ) (jijo), ()(じょ) (jijo) ()() (jishi)
one's third (さん)(なん) (sannan) (さん)(じょ) (sanjo) -

References

  1. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

長男 (jangnam) (hangeul 장남)

  1. hanja form? of 장남 (eldest son)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

長男

  1. chữ Hán form of trưởng nam (eldest son)