Word Meaning 長男

ちょうなん chounan

長男 is read as ちょうなん (chounan) and means eldest son (may be the only son).

Meaning

English

  1. eldest son (may be the only son)
  2. first-born son

Reading

Kana

ちょうなん

Romaji

chounan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 長女,末男 Rank 3700 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

たけ

length (esp. of clothing)

長年

ながねん

long time

長女

ちょうじょ

eldest daughter

長さ

ながさ

length

長い

ながい

long (distance, length)

長雨

ながめ

long spell of rain

長大

ちょうだい

long and large

長生き

ながいき

longevity

長らく

ながらく

long

長子

えこ

eldest son

長時間

ちょうじかん

long time

ちょう

major

Example Sentences

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He's the oldest son.

Our oldest son's name is Tom.

How old is your oldest son?

Tom is our oldest son.

The eldest son succeeded to all the property.

We named our oldest son after my grandfather.