総長

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
總長 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 総(そう) (sō, “of highest or supreme rank”) + 長(ちょう) (chō, “chief, head, president”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​ーちょー [sóꜜòchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

総(そう)長(ちょう) • (sōchō) ^{←そうちやう (soutyau)?}

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(けん)事(じ)総(そう)長(ちょう) (kenji sōchō, “attorney general”)
• 事(じ)務(む)総(そう)長(ちょう) (jimu sōchō, “secretary-general”)
• 国(こく)連(れん)事(じ)務(む)総(そう)長(ちょう) (kokuren jimu sōchō, “UN Secretary General”)