長

Meanings

long, leader, superior, senior

ES: largo, jefe, sobresaliente

Common words

• 長いながいlong (distance, length)
• 課長かちょうsection manager, section chief
• 校長こうちょうprincipal, head teacher, headmaster, headmistress
• 社長しゃちょうcompany president, manager, director
• 部長ぶちょうhead (chief, director) of a section or department
• 議長ぎちょうchair, chairman, chairperson, speaker (of an assembly), president (of a council, senate, etc.)
• 身長しんちょうheight (of a person), stature
• 成長せいちょうgrowth, development, growing up, becoming an adult

Example sentences

• 彼かれは課長かちょうに昇進しょうしんした。

  He was promoted to section chief.

  Ascendió a jefe de sección.

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• 彼かれに長ながい手紙てがみを書かいた。

  I wrote a long letter to him.

  Le escribí una larga carta.

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• 長官ちょうかんは彼かれに全権ぜんけんを委任いにんした。

  The governor invested him with full authority.

  El gobernador le invistió con autoridad total.

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• 息子むすこはもう私わたしと同おなじ身長しんちょうだ。

  My son is now as tall as I am.

  Ahora mi hijo está tan alto como yo.

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