班長

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See also: 班长

Chinese

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team; class; rank
team; class; rank; squad; a work shift; a measure word; surname
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
trad. (班長)
simp. (班长)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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班長

  1. (education) class monitor; class president; prefect
  2. (military) squad leader
  3. team leader

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 6
ちょう
Grade: 2
kan'on on'yomi

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 班長班长 (bānzhǎng, squad leader). First attested in 1917.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [hã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

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(はん)(ちょう) (hanchōはんちやう (fantyau)?

  1. a squad leader
  2. honcho

Descendants

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  • English: honcho

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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班長 (banjang) (hangeul 반장)

  1. hanja form? of 반장 (class monitor, class president; squad leader; honcho)