家長

See also: 家长

Chinese

		home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools	long; length; forever long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (家長)		家	長
simp. (家长)		家	长

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāzhǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ zoeng²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kâ-chóng
Min Nan (POJ): ka-tióng / kee-tiáng / ka-tiúⁿ / kee-tióⁿ / ke-tiúⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāzhǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄤˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiajaang
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ zoeng²
  - Yale: gā jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ zêng²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑː⁵⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    嘉獎／嘉奖
    家長／家长
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ-chóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: ga´ zong`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ga¹ zong³
  - IPA: /ka²⁴ t͡soŋ³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-tióng
  - Tâi-lô: ka-tióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'diorng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ tiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-tiáng
  - Tâi-lô: kee-tiáng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tiaŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-tiúⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ka-tiúnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ka'dviuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee-tióⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kee-tiónn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃⁵³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke-tiúⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: ke-tiúnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ke'dviuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁵³/

Noun

家長

head of a household; family head; patriarch
parent(s) or guardian of a minor (especially a student)

Derived terms

家長制／家长制

家長會／家长会 (jiāzhǎnghuì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
家	長
か Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Sinitic 家長.

Pronunciation

On'yomi
IPA^(key): /ka.t͡ɕo.o/, [kät͡ɕʲo̞ː]

Noun

家長 (hiragana かちょう, rōmaji kachō)

Usage notes

Historically, this role has more commonly been filled by a man. However, this word alone is generally not gender-specific, and can refer to either a male or female head of household. To specify a particular gender, this word may be prefixed with either 女 (onna, “woman”) or 男 (otoko, “man”).

Synonyms

族長 (ぞくちょう) (zokuchō): the head of a family or clan

Korean

Hanja in this term
家	長

Noun

家長 • (gajang) (hangeul 가장)

Hanja form^? of 가장 (“the head of a family”).

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