総長
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 総 | 長 |
| そう Grade: 5 | ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From sō (総, of highest or supreme rank) + chō (長, chief, head, president)
Noun
総長 (hiragana そうちょう, rōmaji sōchō)
- a chief of a whole system
- (in America) president of a university; (in Britain) chancellor of a university
- secretary-general
Derived terms
- 検事総長 (kenjisōchō): attorney general
- 事務総長 (jimusōchō): secretary-general
- 国連事務総長 (kokuren jimusōchō): UN Secretary General