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
trad. (班長)
simp. (班长)

Pronunciation


Noun

班長

  1. (education) class monitor; class president; prefect
  2. (military) squad leader
  3. team leader

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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]

Noun

(はん)(ちょう) • (hanchō) はんちやう (fantyau)?

  1. a squad leader
  2. honcho

Descendants

  • English: honcho

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

班長 • (banjang) (hangeul 반장)

  1. Hanja form? of 반장 (class monitor, class president; squad leader; honcho).
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