Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 長老(ちょうろう) in Japanese

長老
Kana Reading
ちょうろう
Romaji
chōrō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    eldest; senior
    Example sentence
    彼はもちろん村の最長老だ。 He is unquestionably the oldest man in the village.

Examples of 長老, ちょうろう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

老 JLPT 3

6 strokes

old man, old age, grow old

On'Yomi: ロウ

Kun'Yomi: お.いる, ふ.ける

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長 JLPT 5

8 strokes

long, leader

On'Yomi: チョウ

Kun'Yomi: なが.い, おさ

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