女家長

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おんな
Grade: 1

Grade: 2
ちょう
Grade: 2
kun'yomi goon on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (onna, woman) +‎ 家長 (kachō, head of the house).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [õ̞nːa̠ ka̠t͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

(おんな)()(ちょう) • (onna kachō

  1. a matriarch, the female head of a household, a female householder

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