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院長

いんちょう

noun

Meanings

1director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.)
2superintendent
3rector

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Kanji in this word

院Institution, Inst., Temple10 strokes 長Long, Leader, Superior8 strokes

More words with 院

参院さんいん · House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)病院びょういん · hospitalN5 衆院しゅういん · House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)入院にゅういんする · hospitalizationN4 大学院だいがくいん · graduate schoolN2

Full entry on Jisho

入院にゅういん · hospitalization

上院じょういん · upper house

参議院さんぎいん · House of CouncilorsN1

More words with 長

長男ちょうなん · eldest sonN2 長官ちょうかん · chiefN1 長期ちょうき · long time periodN3 成長せいちょう · growthN3 社長しゃちょう · president of a companyN4 課長かちょう · section managerN4 議長ぎちょう · chairmanN3 委員長いいんちょう · chairperson (of a committee)