No. 75 in Japanese
長
Chief; head; leader; long.
In a sentence
彼は部長に昇進した。
He was promoted to department manager.
Here, '長' (cho) is used as a suffix to indicate a leader or head of a specific group, department ('部'; bu) in this case, forming '部長' (bucho).
この川は非常に長い。
This river is very long.
'長い' (nagai) is the adjectival form of '長' (naga), meaning 'long', and is often used to describe lengths or durations.
会長は全員を歓迎しました。
The president welcomed everyone.
As a title, '長' (cho) follows '会' (kai; meeting, association) to form '会長' (kaicho), indicating the president or chairperson of the association.
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