家長

See also: 家长

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Noun

家長

  1. head of a household; family head; patriarch
  2. parent(s) or guardian of a minor (especially a student)

Synonyms

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (家長):
  • Japanese: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Korean: 가장(家長) (gajang)
  • Vietnamese: gia trưởng (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • On'yomi
  • IPA(key): /ka.t͡ɕo.o/, [kät͡ɕʲo̞ː]

Noun

()(ちょう) • (kachō) 

  1. the head of a household, a householder
  2. a patriarch
  3. a matriarch

Usage notes

Historically, this role has more commonly been filled by a man. However, this word alone is generally not gender-specific, and can refer to either a male or female head of household. To specify a particular gender, this word may be prefixed with either (onna, woman) or (otoko, man).

Synonyms

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

家長 • (gajang) (hangeul 가장)

  1. Hanja form? of 가장 (the head of a family).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

家長

  1. chữ Hán form of gia trưởng (the head of a family).

Adjective

家長

  1. chữ Hán form of gia trưởng (patriarchal; paternalistic).
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