Vocab Info
A2 Noun, の-adjective
長老eldest, senior
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun, の-adjective
1.
elder, senior
Noun
2.
senior monk
Buddhism3.
dean, presbyter, patriarch
All Forms
長老 【ちょうろう】
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Examples
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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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