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How to say 'Principal' in Japanese | 校長

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The Japanese word for Principal is 'Kouchou', written as 校長 in Japanese.'Principal' in hiragana is こうちょう.

    word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

    Reading

    こうちょう

    kouchou

    Kanji

    校School 長Long, Leader

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '校長 (こうちょう)' refers to the 'principal' of a school. This term is specifically used to denote the head or chief administrator of an educational institution, such as an elementary, middle, or high school. For example: The principal gave a speech「校長がスピーチをした」(こうちょうがすぴーちをした). Our school's principal is very kind「私たちの学校の校長はとても親切です」(わたしたちのがっこうのこうちょうはとてもしんせつです). The word is commonly used in formal contexts and is a key role in the Japanese education system.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    4414

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 校長

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    校

    Meaning

    School

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

Words Related to 校長 Through the Kanji 校

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 校 as well.

  • word

    学校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    高校生

    Meaning

    High school student

  • word

    高校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    小学校

    Meaning

    Elementary

  • word

    中学校

    Meaning

    Junior high

  • word

    休校

    Meaning

    School closure

  • word

    高等学校

    Meaning

    Highschool

  • word

    校

    Meaning

    School

  • word

    登校

    Meaning

    School attendance

  • word

    将校

    Meaning

    Officer

Words Related to 校長 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

    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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'Kouchou' means 'Principal' .

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