Word details

委員長

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 委員長.

Dictionary

Entry

委員長んちょうNounFreq #6236
1

chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president

Examples
スミス氏が後任の委員長として発表された。
Mr Smith was announced as the succeeding chairman.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

8 strokesFrequency 187JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

ゆだ.ねる

Nanori

まかせ

employee, member, number, the one in charge

10 strokesFrequency 54JLPT N3Grade 3

On

イン

Nanori

いなかず

long, leader, superior, senior

8 strokesFrequency 12JLPT N4Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

なが.いおさ

Nanori

おしゃたかしたけひさ

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