会長

See also: 會長 and 会长

Japanese

Kanji in this term
会	長
かい Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

会 (kai, “group; society”) +‎ 長 (-chō, “head”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) かいちょー [kàíchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
- IPA^(key): [ka̠it͡ɕo̞ː]
Homophones: 快暢, 快調, 戒牒, 改丁, 怪鳥, 海鳥, 海潮, 開庁, 開帳, 開張, 階調, 解嘲, 諧調

Noun

会長 (hiragana かいちょう, rōmaji kaichō, historical hiragana くわいちやう)

(of a committee, company, society, etc.) a chairman; a president
- 1990 June 25 [Feb 17 1990], Morikawa, George, “Roundラウンド２　カメ作さく戦せん [Round 2: The Turtle Strategy]”, in はじめの一いっ歩ぽ THE FIGHTING! [The First Step: THE FIGHTING!], volume 1 (fiction), 3rd edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 68:
  
  おやっ　会 (かい)長 (ちょう)　レナードとハーンズですか？
  Oya' kaichō Renādo to Hānzu desu ka?
  Hey, chief. You’re watching Leonard and Hearns?

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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