JLPT N2 · Noun

長男 (chounan)

長男 (ちょうなん, chounan) is a Japanese noun meaning “eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ちょうなん
Romaji: chounan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son · noun

Example sentences

彼は私の長男の名付け親であった。

He stood godfather to my first son.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 長男

長

long, leader, superiorチョウ・なが.い・おさ · 8 strokes

男

maleダン・ナン・おとこ・お · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 長男.

長いながいlong (distance, length)課長かちょうsection manager社長しゃちょうcompany president校長こうちょうprincipal部長ぶちょうhead (chief, director) of a section or department身長しんちょうheight (of a person)成長せいちょうgrowth生長せいちょうgrowth (of a plant)議長ぎちょうchair長期ちょうきlong-term特長とくちょうstrong point長ちょうhead延長えんちょうextension長所ちょうしょstrong point

Source: JMdict entry 1430080 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.