► 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:
- 両国は長年に渡って反目している ⇨ The two countries do not see eye to eye for many years
- 子供達の成長振りには目を見張る物がある ⇨ The way the children are growing is eye-opening, striking
- 新幹線の延長が計画されている ⇨ The extensions of Shinkansen have been planned
- 小学校の校長 ⇨ An elementary school principal
- 彼は長年の無念の末に遂にウィンブルドンに優勝した ⇨ He finally won the Wimbledon after many years of disappointment
- 織田信長は戦国時代の最も有名な武将の一人だ ⇨ Nobunaga Oda is one of the most well-known military generals in the Warring period
- 子供達は見る見る成長する ⇨ Children will grow really quickly
- 彼とは波長が合わない ⇨ He and I are on different wavelengths
- 信用を回復するには長い時間が掛かった ⇨ It took a long time to regain the trust
- 社長というのは必ずしも居心地の良い立場ではない ⇨ The CEO is not necessarily a comfortable position to be in
- 長年の苦労で彼は身も心もボロボロになった ⇨ He has become worn out physically and mentally by many years of hardship
- 彼はすっかり成長して昔のような無責任な行動は陰を潜めるようになった ⇨ He has really matured and irresponsible behaviors in the past have disappeared
- 利用時間は最長二時間です ⇨ You can use it for maximum two hours
- 長年磨きをかけた技 ⇨ A skill that has been polished, perfected, for years
- 組長が子分達に命令した ⇨ The gang boss gave an order to his men