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How to say 'Chairperson' in Japanese | 議長

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The Japanese word for Chairperson is 'Gichou', written as 議長 in Japanese.'Chairperson' in hiragana is ぎちょう.

    word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

    Reading

    ぎちょう

    gichou

    Kanji

    議Deliberation 長Long, Leader

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '議長 (ぎちょう)' refers to a 'chairperson' or 'presiding officer', typically in the context of a meeting, assembly, or committee. This person is responsible for leading discussions, maintaining order, and ensuring that procedures are followed. For example: The chairperson opened the meeting「議長が会議を開きました」(ぎちょうがかいぎをひらきました). The chairperson made an important decision「議長は重要な決定をしました」(ぎちょうはじゅうようなけっていをしました). The term is commonly used in formal settings, such as government, corporate, or organizational meetings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3290

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 議長

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    議

    Meaning

    Deliberation

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

Words Related to 議長 Through the Kanji 議

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 議 as well.

  • word

    会議

    Meaning

    Meeting

  • word

    議員

    Meaning

    Assembly member

  • word

    議会

    Meaning

    Parliament

  • word

    協議

    Meaning

    Consultation

  • word

    議題

    Meaning

    Agenda

  • word

    議論

    Meaning

    Discussion

  • word

    参議院

    Meaning

    House of Councilors

  • word

    抗議

    Meaning

    Protest

  • word

    審議

    Meaning

    Deliberation

  • word

    衆議院

    Meaning

    House of Representatives

  • word

    決議

    Meaning

    Resolution

  • word

    不思議

    Meaning

    Mysterious

Words Related to 議長 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

    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

    船長

    Meaning

    Captain

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    細長い

    Meaning

    Slender

  • word

    院長

    Meaning

    Director

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