議長

ぎちょう
gichou

chair (of a meeting), speaker

What does 議長 mean?

議長 is a Japanese noun meaning “chair (of a meeting)” or “speaker” in English. It is written as 議長 in kanji, ぎちょう in hiragana, and gichou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

議長が会議の開始を告げた。

The chair announced the start of the meeting.

彼女は議会の議長に選ばれた。

She was elected speaker of the assembly.

Words sharing kanji with 議長

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