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How to say 'Captain' in Japanese | 船長

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The Japanese word for Captain is 'Senchou', written as 船長 in Japanese.'Captain' in hiragana is せんちょう.

    word

    船長

    Meaning

    Captain

    Reading

    せんちょう

    senchou

    Kanji

    船Ship 長Long, Leader

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '船長 (せんちょう)' refers to the captain of a ship or boat. This term is specifically used to denote the person in command of a vessel, responsible for its navigation, crew, and overall operation. For example: The captain is experienced「船長は経験豊かです」(せんちょうはけいけんゆたかです). The captain gave orders to the crew「船長は乗組員に指示を出した」(せんちょうはのりくみいんにしじをだした). It is important to note that '船長' is a formal term and is commonly used in maritime contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    6376

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 船長

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    船

    Meaning

    Ship

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

Words Related to 船長 Through the Kanji 船

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 船 as well.

  • word

    船

    Meaning

    Ship

  • word

    船便

    Meaning

    Ship mail

  • word

    風船

    Meaning

    Balloon

Words Related to 船長 Through the Kanji 長

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 長 as well.

  • word

    長い

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長

    Meaning

    Head, Chief

  • word

    長さ

    Meaning

    Length

  • word

    長女

    Meaning

    Eldest daughter

  • word

    社長

    Meaning

    President, CEO

  • word

    長期

    Meaning

    Long term

  • word

    長袖

    Meaning

    Long sleeve

  • word

    駅長

    Meaning

    Stationmaster

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

  • word

    長官

    Meaning

    Chief

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    延長

    Meaning

    Extension, Prolongation

  • word

    長男

    Meaning

    Eldest son

  • word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

  • word

    課長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    長らく

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    長持ち

    Meaning

    Durability

  • word

    長生き

    Meaning

    Long life

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    身長

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    細長い

    Meaning

    Slender

  • word

    院長

    Meaning

    Director

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