Japanese symbol for “provost”
学長
がくちょう
Romaji: gakuchou
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
In Japanese, provost is 学長, read がくちょう (gakuchou).
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Meanings
- n (university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “provost”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学園長 | がくえんちょう gakuenchou | headmaster; principal; dean |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “provost”.
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.