► 名詞
長 [(1)ちょう] [liter] meaning: manager rank: 3
☆ それは長の立場にある者のすることではない ⇨ That’s not something someone in the position of a manger is supposed to do
☆ 一家の長 ⇨ The head of a family
► 接尾辞
長 [(1)ちょう] meaning: manager rank: 2
☆ 彼は大学の学長だ ⇨ He is the dean of a college
☆ 彼は病院の院長だ ⇨ He is the chief doctor of a hospital
More examples:
- 彼は社長の座に就いた ⇨ He assumed the position of CEO
- この話は未だ社長には通していない ⇨ We still haven’t had this deal go through our CEO
- 彼は部長に昇進した ⇨ He has been promoted to Department Chief
- 彼は米国在住が長い ⇨ He has been living in the US for a long time
- 長年の恨み辛み ⇨ Grudge of many years
- 経済成長を刺激する政策 ⇨ A policy to stimulate economic growth
- 成長した子供達の小さかった頃を思い出して彼は感慨に浸った ⇨ He was filled with emotions when he remembered those days when his grown children had been young
- 彼は長年彼女に想いを寄せてきた ⇨ He has had feelings for her for many years
- 素潜りの最長記録 ⇨ The record for the longest freediving
- これは帯に短し襷に長しだ (おびにみじかしたすきにながし) ⇨ This is too short for a belt, too long for a band. Not good for anything
- 長さ15センチ ⇨ 15 centimeters long
- 長年の努力が遂に実を結んだ ⇨ Years of hard work finally bore fruit
- うちのお母さんが近所のおばさんと長話している ⇨ My mom is talking for hours with a neighbor lady
- 彼は社長に任命された ⇨ He was appointed as the CEO
- 田舎の生活の長所 ⇨ Advantages of country life