► 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:
- 日本は世界の若者文化の発信地の一つに成長した ⇨ Japan has grown into one of the major sources of youth culture of the world
- 人間は霊長類だ ⇨ Humans are primates
- 委員会会長 ⇨ The chairman of a committee
- 彼の技は長年訓練を積んできた結果だ ⇨ His skills are a result of years of accumulation of training
- 彼は二つの会社の社長を兼任している ⇨ He is the CEO for two different companies (at the same time)
- 彼は八百長で球界から永久追放になった ⇨ He was permanently expelled from the baseball due to game fixing
- 経済成長の刺激となる投資 ⇨ Investments as a stimulus for economic growth
- 彼は次期社長と目されている ⇨ He is regarded as the next CEO
- 長年の努力が遂に実を結んだ ⇨ Years of hard work finally bore fruit
- 彼は息子を新社長にした ⇨ He made his son the new CEO
- 社長の秘書 ⇨ The secretary of the CEO
- 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
- 子供の健やかな成長を祈る儀式 ⇨ A ritual to pray for healthy growth of children
- 彼女は長男を偏愛している ⇨ She favors her first son
- 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