町長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
町	長
ちょう Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From 町 (chō, “town”) +‎ 長 (-chō, “head”)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) ちょーちょー [chóꜜòchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

町長 (hiragana ちょうちょう, rōmaji chōchō, historical hiragana ちやうちやう)

town mayor

See also

市 (し)長 (ちょう) (shichō)
村 (そん)長 (ちょう) (sonchō)

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