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村そん長ちょう

also: むらおさ

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Meanings

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noun

village headman; village mayor

The elected or appointed leader of a village. In modern Japan, 村長 is an official local government position.

彼かれは村そん長ちょうに選えらばれた。
He was elected village mayor.
村そん長ちょうが新あたらしい橋はしの建けん設せつを発はっ表ぴょうした。

The village headman announced the construction of a new bridge.

Written forms

村長Usage100%
- そんちょう
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is そんちょう.
- むらおさ
  Rare reading; may appear in historical or literary contexts.
むらおさ

Kanji

村village, town
長long, leader, superior

Similar words

町ちょう長ちょう
町長 is the mayor of a town (町), while 村長 is the head of a village (村).
市し長ちょう
市長 is the mayor of a city (市), a larger administrative unit than a village.

Etymology

Compound of 村 (village) and 長 (head, chief). The reading そんちょう is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; むらおさ uses the native Japanese reading for 村 and an older reading for 長.