Japanese symbol for “dean”
長老
ちょうろう
Romaji: chourou
elder; senior
In Japanese, dean is 長老, read ちょうろう (chourou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-no, n elder; senior
- n senior monk (Buddh)
- n dean; presbyter; patriarch
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dean”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ディーン | ディーン diin | dean |
| 学監 | がっかん gakkan | dean |
| 学部長 | がくぶちょう gakubuchou | dean (of a university faculty) |
| 学園長 | がくえんちょう gakuenchou | headmaster; principal; dean |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (of a society); chairman |
| 長い | ながい nagai | long (distance, length) |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person); stature |
| 市長 | しちょう shichou | mayor |
| 老人 | ろうじん roujin | old person; senior citizen; the aged |
| 老後 | ろうご rougo | old age |
See also: Chinese symbol for “dean”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.