園長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
園	長
えん Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/wentyau/ > /entyoː/ [entɕoː].

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) え​んちょー [éꜜǹchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

園(えん)長(ちょう) • (enchō) ^{←ゑんちゃう (wentyau)?}

1. person in charge of an 園 (en) – zoo (動物園), kindergarten (幼稚園), etc.

See also

• 校(こう)長(ちょう) (kōchō, “principal of a school”)
• 社(しゃ)長(ちょう) (shachō, “CEO”)