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How to say 'Director' in Japanese | 院長

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The Japanese word for Director is 'Inchou', written as 院長 in Japanese.'Director' in hiragana is いんちょう.

    word

    院長

    Meaning

    Director

    Reading

    いんちょう

    inchou

    Kanji

    院Institution 長Long, Leader

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '院長 (いんちょう)' refers to the director or head of an institution, particularly in contexts such as hospitals, clinics, or other medical facilities. It is a formal title used to denote the person in charge. For example: The director of the hospital is very kind「院長はとても親切です」(いんちょうはとてもしんせつです). I spoke with the clinic director「院長と話しました」(いんちょうとはなしました). This term is specific to institutional leadership and is not used in casual or general contexts.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    7054

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 院長

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    院

    Meaning

    Institution

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

Words Related to 院長 Through the Kanji 院

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 院 as well.

  • word

    病院

    Meaning

    Hospital

  • word

    院

    Meaning

    Institution

  • word

    入院

    Meaning

    Hospitalization

  • word

    大学院

    Meaning

    Graduate school

  • word

    退院

    Meaning

    Discharge

  • word

    美容院

    Meaning

    Beauty salon

  • word

    参議院

    Meaning

    House of Councilors

  • word

    衆議院

    Meaning

    House of Representatives

  • word

    寺院

    Meaning

    Temple

Words Related to 院長 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

    船長

    Meaning

    Captain

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    細長い

    Meaning

    Slender

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