Vocab Info
A2 Noun, の-adjective
長老eldest, senior
Dictionary Definition
Common
- Noun, の-adjective - 1. - elder, senior 
 
- Noun - 2. - senior monk Buddhism
- 3. - dean, presbyter, patriarch 
 
All Forms
長老 【ちょうろう】
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- 村をまとめているのは村の長老です。 - The elder of the village is the one who manages the village. - N1
 
- 財界の長老に逆らおうとする人はいません。 - No one dares to oppose their senior in the financial world. - N1
 
- 年長で徳の高い僧を長老といい、皆に尊敬されています。 - The monk, who is both older and virtuous, is referred to as a senior monk, and is respected by all. - N1
 
- 牧師によると、初期のキリスト教会の指導者を長老と言うのだとか。 - According to the pastor, the early Christian church leaders were referred to as deans. - N1
 
- 僧侶から、禅宗では住持の僧のことを長老と呼ぶと聞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. - N1
 
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