船長

See also: 船长

Chinese

a boat; vessel; ship
 
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (船長) 船 長
simp. (船长) 船 长

Pronunciation

Noun

船長

  1. ship or boat captain

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (船長):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
船 長
せん
Grade: 2		 ちょう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology 1

船 (sen, “ship”) +‎ 長 (chō, “head”)

Pronunciation

Noun

船長 (hiragana せんちょう, rōmaji senchō, historical hiragana せんちやう)

  1. a captain of a ship
    • 2017 September 29, “板いた歩あるきの刑けい [Walk the Plank]”, in イクサラン [Ixalan], Wizards of the Coast:
      船 (せん)長 (ちょう)ブランディスが船 (ふね)を艦 (かん)隊 (たい)に加 (くわ)えるときには、その船 (ふね)の船 (せん)員 (いん)に簡 (かん)単 (たん)な選 (せん)択 (たく)肢 (し)を示 (しめ)す。従 (したが)うか、海 (うみ)に落 (お)ちるか。
      Senchō Burandisu ga fune o kantai ni kuwaeru toki ni wa, sono fune no sen'in ni kantan na sentakushi o shimesu. Shitagau ka, umi ni ochiru ka.
      When Captain Brandis adds a new ship to his fleet, he gives the crew a simple choice. Follow him, or fall in the sea.

See also

Etymology 2

船 (sen, “ship”) +‎ 長 (chō, “length”)

Pronunciation

Noun

船長 (hiragana せんちょう, rōmaji senchō, historical hiragana せんちやう)

  1. the length of a ship
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