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Japanese symbol for “headmistress”

Romaji: kouchou
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

In Japanese, headmistress is , read (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

  1. n principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

Kanji and stroke order

exam, school, printing
on: コウ、キョウ
10 strokes · JLPT 4
long, leader, superior
on: チョウ
kun: なが.い、おさ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “headmistress”

WordReadingMeaning
おんなこうちょう onnakouchoufemale principal; headmistress

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
がっこう gakkouschool
こうこう koukousenior high school; high school
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
こうこうせい koukouseisenior high school student
ちゅうがっこう chuugakkoujunior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
しゃちょう shachoucompany president; manager; director
かいちょう kaichoupresident (of a society); chairman

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.

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