女家長
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
女 | 家 | 長 |
おんな Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 2 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi | goon | on’yomi |
Etymology edit
Compound of 女 (onna, “woman”) + 家長 (kachō, “head of the house”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
女家長 • (onna kachō)
- a matriarch, the female head of a household, a female householder
Synonyms edit
- 女族長 (onna zokuchō)