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A2 Noun, No-adjective

長老(ちょうろう)eldest, senior

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    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      elder, senior

    2. Noun

      2.

      senior monk

      Buddhism
    3. Noun

      3.

      dean, presbyter, patriarch

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    長老 【ちょうろう】

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      (むら)をまとめているのは(むら)長老(ちょうろう)です。

      The elder of the village is the one who manages the village.

      • N1

      財界(ざいかい)長老(ちょうろう)(さか)らおうとする(ひと)はいません。

      No one dares to oppose their senior in the financial world.

      • N1

      年長(ねんちょう)(とく)(たか)(そう)長老(ちょうろう)といい、(みな)尊敬(そんけい)されています。

      The monk, who is both older and virtuous, is referred to as a senior monk, and is respected by all.

      • N1

      牧師(ぼくし)によると、初期(しょき)のキリスト教会(きょうかい)指導(しどう)(しゃ)長老(ちょうろう)()うのだとか。

      According to the pastor, the early Christian church leaders were referred to as deans.

      • N1

      僧侶(そうりょ)から、禅宗(ぜんしゅう)では住持(じゅうじ)(そう)のことを長老(ちょうろう)()ぶと()いたことがあります。

      I heard from a monk that, in Zen Buddhism, resident monks are referred to as senior monks.

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