総長

Japanese
Kanji in this term
総 長
そう
Grade: 5		 ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From sō (総, of highest or supreme rank) + chō (長, chief, head, president)

Noun

総長 (hiragana そうちょう, rōmaji sōchō)

  1. a chief of a whole system
  2. (in America) president of a university; (in Britain) chancellor of a university
  3. secretary-general

Derived terms
  • 検事総長 (kenjisōchō): attorney general
  • 事務総長 (jimusōchō): secretary-general
  • 国連事務総長 (kokuren jimusōchō): UN Secretary General
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