ちょう
Meanings
Noun
1. chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
Kanji used
deliberation
long
Pitch accent
ちょう
Top 17500
Composed of
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Used in vocabulary (7 in total)
Speaker of the House (US, etc.)
acting chairman; acting president
speaker and deputy speaker; chair and vice-chair; president and vice-president (of the senate, council, etc.)
authority of the chair; power of the office of Speaker; power of the office of the President (of the House of Councillors)
Examples (35 in total)
The chairman is going to resign.
He was elected chairman.
I have been nominated for the chairman.