きちょう

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of きちょう – see the following entries.

【貴重】 [adjective] valuable, worthful, precious [noun] preciousness; being valuable [verb] to treasure, to cherish

【基調】 [noun] basis, basic theme, basic tone [noun] tone, keynote

【機長】 [noun] pilot of an airplane

【記帳】 [noun] registry, entry [verb] register, enter

【帰朝】 [noun] return to Japan [verb] to return to Japan

(This term, きちょう, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

Etymology 2

きちょう • (kichō) 

1. 几帳: screen