女族長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	族	長
おんな Grade: 1	ぞく Grade: 3	ちょう Grade: 2

Etymology

Compound of 女 (onna, “woman”) +‎ 族長 (zokuchō, “head of a clan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [õ̞nːa̠ d͡zo̞kɯ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

女(おんな)族(ぞく)長(ちょう) • (onna zokuchō) 

1. a matriarch, the female head of a family or clan

Synonyms

• 女家長(おんなかちょう) (onnakachō)

See also

• 族長(ぞくちょう) (zokuchō): the head of a family or clan
• 家長(かちょう) (kachō): the head of a household, a householder