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長老
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 長老.
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Entry
1
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
elder; senior
Examples
彼はもちろん村の最長老だ。
He is unquestionably the oldest man in the village.
2
Buddhism
senior monk
3
dean; presbyter; patriarch
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