ちょ

noun

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. school principal, school headmaster, school headmistress.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょ
校長先生 こうちょうせんせい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

exam, school, printing
コウ キョウ めん (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mingle, mixing, association
コウ -か.う まじ.わる (2nd, N3)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
father
ちち フ (2nd, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
before, ahead, previous
セン さき ま.ず (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)