長官
See also: 长官
Chinese edit
long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop |
official; government; organ of body | ||
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trad. (長官) | 長 | 官 | |
simp. (长官) | 长 | 官 | |
anagram | 官長/官长 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
長官
- (chiefly military) senior official; senior officer; commanding officer
- (chiefly Taiwan) sir (term of address for a senior officer, could be in military, civilian, or private sector)
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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長 | 官 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
かん Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
By surface analysis, 長 (chō, “chief, leader”) + 官 (kan, “government official”). Either a wasei kango from these on'yomi readings, or from Middle Chinese 長官 (sum-of-parts reading: /ɖɨɐŋ kuɑn/).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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長 | 官 |
Grade: 2 | Grade: 4 |
jukujikun |
From 上 (kami, “upper, person above”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Same as chōkan above.
Etymology 3 edit
Shift from kami.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Same as kami above.
Etymology 4 edit
Shift from kami. Also compare 神々しい (kōgōshii), a shift from kamigamishii, in which the same kami component also shifts to kō.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- Same as kami above.
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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長 | 官 |