長|ちょうchou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounhead; chief; leader; elder
   チームの長ちょうとして私は彼かれに有能ゆうのうな助力じょりょくを得えた。↗

   As head of the team I was ably assisted by him.
2. nounmerit; strong point
3. nounsuperiority
4. noun, musicmajor

• SynonymリーダーNeutralLoanword for a leader or guide of others; 「長」 mostly works as a suffix for heads of organizations, as in 「部長」「社長」.
• SynonymチーフNeutralLoanword for a supervisor or person in charge; 「長」 means a chief or head of an organization.
• Synonymお頭おかしらCasualColloquial term for a gang boss or chief, with an underworld flavor; 「長」 is a general word for a chief and also serves as a job-title suffix.
• Synonym頭領とうりょうWrittenWritten word for the chief of a gang or band; 「長」 is the head of an organization.
• Related主任しゅにんNeutralA middle-level manager in charge of a section or task; 「長」 usually ranks higher.
• Related親方おやかたCasualColloquial word for a foreman, boss, or sumo stable master; 「長」 is the head of an organization.
• Related総督そうとくFormalFormal term for a governor-general who administers a colony or oversees an organization; 「長」 is more general.
• Related頭分かしらぶんCasualColloquial word for the boss of a gang or group; 「長」 is a general term for a chief.
• RelatedおおがしらCasualColloquial word for the leader of a large group; also a decorative pole tassel. 「長」 is a general term for a chief.
• Antonym副ふくNeutralA deputy or vice position, the counterpart of the head 「長」.

Use 「長」 for the head of an organization or group, often as the suffix 「〜長」, as in 「校長」「市長」「一族の長」. Use 「リーダー」 for a leader, 「主任」 or 「チーフ」 for a manager, and 「お頭」 for a gang boss; 「副」 is the opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （チョウ）ある組織そしきにおいて、命令めいれいを下くだし、行動こうどうを最終的さいしゅうてきに決定けっていする権限けんげんを有ゆうする人ひと。
2. （チョウ）優すぐれる部分ぶぶん。満みちている要素ようそ。アドバンテージ。
3. （チョウ）年長ねんちょう。