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長老

長老

See also: 长老

Chinese

 
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
 
old (of people); aged; venerable (person); outdated; experienced; (a prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity)
trad. (長老)
simp. (长老)

Noun

長老

  1. elder; senior; oldster
  2. presbyter
  3. reverent address for an old monk or an elder of a religion

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょう
Grade: 2
ろう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

長老 (hiragana ちょうろう, romaji chōrō)

  1. an elder, an old man
  2. an elder in a church