kanjisense

long; leader; superior; senior

component mnemonic:
long-haired person

  • primary grade 2
  • Jōyō
  • □ character + ○ component
  • sound mark

components

"pole"
three
"old body"
Japanese on'yomi
チョウ chō
Mandarin Chinese
not available
Cantonese
not available
Korean
not available
Vietnamese
not available
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Japanese kun'yomi
ながnagai
おさosa

used as a component in:

  • lengthen 
    チョウ tyang
  • notebook 
    チョウ tyangˎ
  • dilate 
    チョウ tyangˎ