Moto 長: Long; Leader; SuperiorKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi
- なが(い)、おさ
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 870 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (チョウ)
- 会長かいちょうpresident (of a society); chairman
- 委員長いいんちょう(committee) chairman; president
- 成長せいちょうgrowth; development
- 社長しゃちょうcompany president; manager
- 議長ぎちょうchair; chairman
- 部長ぶちょうhead (chief, director) of a section or department
- 長官ちょうかんsecretary (government); director
- 長男ちょうなんeldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
- 副社長ふくしゃちょうexecutive vice-president
- 官房長官かんぼうちょうかんChief Cabinet Secretary
- 局長きょくちょうbureau director; office chief
- 市長しちょうmayor
- 延長えんちょうextension; elongation
- 総長そうちょう(college) president; secretary-general
- 課長かちょうsection manager; section chief
- 長期ちょうきlong-term
- 所長しょちょうchief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
- 校長こうちょうprincipal; headmaster
- 団長だんちょうleader of a delegation (body, party)
- 国務長官こくむちょうかんSecretary of State
- 座長ざちょうchairman
- 次長じちょうvice-chief; vice-director
- 長女ちょうじょeldest daughter; first-born daughter
- 室長しつちょうsection chief; laboratory manager
- 支店長してんちょうbranch manager; manager of a branch office
- 院長いんちょうdirector
- 学長がくちょうuniversity president
- 町長ちょうちょうtown mayor
- 身長しんちょうheight (of body); stature
- 長期的ちょうきてきlong-term
- 長距離ちょうきょりlong distance; long haul
- 首長しゅちょうhead (of organization, organisation); chief
- 区長くちょうhead of a ward; mayor of a ward
- 最長さいちょうlongest
- 組長くみちょうboss (esp. yakuza); foreman
- 船長せんちょうship's captain; skipper
- 長寿ちょうじゅlong life; longevity
- 長時間ちょうじかんlong time
- 長短ちょうたん(relative) length
- 長老ちょうろうelder; senior
- 隊長たいちょうcommanding officer
- 館長かんちょうsuperintendent; director
- 店長てんちょうshop manager
- 機長きちょうcaptain (of an aircraft)
- 長ちょうhead; chief
- 長打ちょうだlong hit; slugging
- 係長かかりちょうsubsection head; assistant manager
- 村長そんちょうvillage headman; village mayor
- 経済成長率けいざいせいちょうりつrate of economic growth
- 園長えんちょうhead of a garden; kindergarten principal
- 長身ちょうしんtall figure; high stature
- 長所ちょうしょstrong point; merit
- 長編ちょうへんlong (e.g. novel, film)
- 急成長きゅうせいちょうrapid growth
- 全長ぜんちょうover-all length; span
- 医長いちょうmedical director; chief physician
- 長者ちょうじゃmillionaire
Words that use a kun'yomi
Showing the 60 most common of 870 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 長
Every word here opens into its own kanji. Follow the branches in Moto.
Explore 長 →