班長
See also: 班长
Chinese
team; class; rank team; class; rank; squad; a work shift; a measure word; surname |
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop | ||
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trad. (班長) | 班 | 長 | |
simp. (班长) | 班 | 长 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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班 | 長 |
はん Grade: 6 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
kan’on | on’yomi |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 班長/班长 (bānzhǎng, “squad leader”). First attested in 1917.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hã̠ɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]
Descendants
- English: honcho
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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