► 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:
- 経済成長の刺激となる投資 ⇨ Investments as a stimulus for economic growth
- 彼は剛腕社長で有名だ ⇨ He’s famous as an aggressive, ruthless and successful CEO
- 日本人の平均身長 ⇨ The average height of Japanese
- 長期計画 ⇨ A long-term plan
- 長生きし過ぎるのもどうかと思う ⇨ I am not sure it is good to live too long
- 彼女は長年地道に努力し続けて来た ⇨ She has been making efforts diligently for many years
- 知事は外出禁止令を延長する決定をした ⇨ The governor decided to extend the stay-at-home order
- 世界は長いこと欧州人に支配されてきた ⇨ The world has been dominated by europeans for a long time
- 社長は自ら時々工場の中を見て回る ⇨ The CEO often looks around, inspects, the factory himself
- 彼は社長に任命された ⇨ He was appointed as the CEO
- 彼女は長い髪をしている ⇨ She has long hair
- 彼は技術長を経て社長になった ⇨ He became the CEO after serving as the engineering director
- 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
- 社長の息子が跡継ぎになる ⇨ The son of the CEO will be the successor
- あの社長は社員の声に耳を傾けない ⇨ That CEO won’t listen to the employees’ voices