ちょう
長
ろう
老

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. elder, senior.

noun

  1. Buddhist term.senior monk.
  2. dean, presbyter, patriarch.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
長
ろう
老
 長老 ちょうろう ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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
old man, old age, grow old
ロウ　お.いる　ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)