Japanese symbol for “headmaster”
校長
こうちょう
Romaji: kouchou
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
In Japanese, headmaster is 校長, read こうちょう (kouchou).
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
- n principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “headmaster”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学園長 | がくえんちょう gakuenchou | headmaster; principal; dean |
| 学校長 | がっこうちょう gakkouchou | school principal; headmaster |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | senior high school student |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう chuugakkou | junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “headmaster”.
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.