編集長

Japanese
Kanji in this term
編 集 長
へん
Grade: 5		 しゅう
Grade: 3		 ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

編集 (henshū, “editing”) +‎ 長 (-chō, “chief”)

Pronunciation
  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) へんしゅ​うちょー [hèńshúꜜùchòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
    • IPA(key): [hẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

編集長 (hiragana へんしゅうちょう, rōmaji henshūchō, historical hiragana へんしふちやう)

  1. an editor in chief
    • 1993 November 25 [May 20 1989], Adachi, Mitsuru, “第だい27話わ　直なお人との想おもい [Chapter 27: Mortals’ Desires]”, in スローステップSLOW STEP [SLOW STEP], volume 4 (fiction), 11th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, pages 93–94:
      きれいな星 (ほし)空 (ぞら)だね
      Kirei na hoshizora da ne
      Look at that beautiful starry sky
      ……また始 (はじ)まったな
      ……Mata hajimatta na
      ……It’s happened again
      あ　流 (なが)れ星 (ぼし)
      A nagareboshi
      Ah, a shooting star
      何 (なに)か　願 (ねが)い事 (ごと)した？
      Nani ka Negaigoto shita?
      What’d you wish for?
      どうぞ編 (へん)集 (しゅう)長 (ちょう)が怒 (おこ)りませんようにって……
      Dōzo henshūchō ga okorimasen yō nitte……
      I wished the editor-in-chief wouldn’t be mad at me……
      —大 (だい)丈 (じょう)夫 (ぶ)　やさしい人 (ひと)だもん
      —Daijōbu yasashii hito da mon
      —Don’t worry, he’s very easy-going
      いいかげんにしろ！
      Iikagen ni shiro!
      You irresponsible bastard!
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