Word Meaning 校長

こうちょう kouchou

校長 is read as こうちょう (kouchou) and means principal.

Meaning

English

  1. principal
  2. head teacher
  3. headmaster
  4. headmistress

Reading

Kana

こうちょう

Romaji

kouchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 4157 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

副校長

ふくこうちょう

vice-principal

長野養護学校

ながのようごがっこう

Nagano Special Needs School (older name style)

校外

こうがい

out-of-school

校友

こうゆう

schoolmate

たけ

length (esp. of clothing)

学長

がくちょう

(university) president

生長

せいちょう

growth (of a plant)

年長

ねんちょう

senior

ちょう

major

八百長

やおちょう

match fixing

気長

きなが

patient

校舎

こうしゃ

school building

Example Sentences

10

He has just become a principal.

I bet he is our principal.

He is the principal of the high school.

He has just become a principal.

The principal came in after the teacher.

Tom gave the middle finger to the principal today.

The school principal suspended Tom for two days.

The principal shook hands with each of the graduating pupils.

Our principal does no teaching.

The principal of our school is an American.