| On-yomi | 長 | Kun-yomi |
| チョウ | なが.い , おさ |
long, leader
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| Strokes number : 8 | Skip Code : 2-5-3 |
| Kanji Frequency : 12 | Unicode : 9577 |
| Level : 2nd year | jis 208 Code : 36-25 |
| Noryokushiken : level 4 | Bushu : 168 長 |
Words with this Kanji
| Word | Reading | Translation |
| 委員長 | いいんちょう | committee chairman |
| 会長 | かいちょう | president (of a society), chairman |
| 議長 | ぎちょう | chairman, speaker (of assembly), president (of council, senate, etc.) |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | company president, manager, director |
| 成長 | せいちょう | growth, grow to adulthood |
| 長官 | ちょうかん | secretary (government), director, chief |
| 長男 | ちょうなん | eldest son |
| 部長 | ぶちょう | head of a section or department |
| 延長 | えんちょう | extension, elongation, prolongation, lengthening |
| 課長 | かちょう | section manager, section chief |
Kanji Index in the Dictionaries
| Dictionary | Kanji Index |
| Classic Nelson | 4938 |
| New Nelson | 6379 |
| Halpern | 2556 |
| Kanji Learners | 1626 |
| Heisig | 1920 |
| Gakken | 25 |
| Japanese Names | 939 |
| Essential Kanji | 155 |
| Daikanwajiten | 41100 |
| Henshall | 173 |
| Kanji and Kana | 95 |
| Sakade | 116 |
| Henshall 3 | 189 |
| Tuttle Kanji cards | 161 |
| Crowley | 90 |
| Kanji in context | 89 |
| Busy people | 2 |
| Kodansha compact | 1837 |
