首長 (しゅちょう)head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh

首長, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 首長

首相しゅしょうprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)
首脳しゅのうhead; leader
党首とうしゅparty leader
首都しゅとcapital city; metropolis
首くびneck
首位しゅいfirst place; head position
首都圏しゅとけんthe capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
一首いっしゅone tanka; one poem
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

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