女家長
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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女 | 家 | 長 |
おんな Grade: 1 | か Grade: 2 | ちょう Grade: 2 |
Etymology
Compound of 女 (onna, “woman”) + 家長 (kachō, “head of the house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [õ̞nːa̠ ka̠t͡ɕo̞ː]
Noun
女家長 (hiragana おんなかちょう, rōmaji onna kachō)
- a matriarch, the female head of a household, a female householder
Synonyms
- 女族長 (onna zokuchō)
See also
- 家長 (kachō): head of the house, head of a household, a householder
- 族長 (zokuchō): head of a family, head of a clan; ancient patriarch of Israel