Japanese symbol for “rector”
院長
いんちょう
Romaji: inchou
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
In Japanese, rector is 院長, read いんちょう (inchou).
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Meanings
- n director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rector”
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 病院 | びょういん byouin | hospital; clinic; doctor's office |
| 入院 | にゅういん nyuuin | hospitalization; hospitalisation |
| 大学院 | だいがくいん daigakuin | graduate school |
| 寺院 | じいん jiin | Buddhist temple |
| 参議院 | さんぎいん sangiin | House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 衆議院 | しゅうぎいん shuugiin | House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan) |
| 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 “rector”.
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.