้•ท

JLPT N5

Long, leader, chief, head

Readings

Onโ€™yomi: ใƒใƒงใ‚ฆ (chou)
Kunโ€™yomi: ใชใŒ(ใ„) (naga(i))
long

Vocabulary

้•ทใ„
ใชใŒใ„
long
็คพ้•ท
ใ—ใ‚ƒใกใ‚‡ใ†
president
้ƒจ้•ท
ใถใกใ‚‡ใ†
manager
ๆ ก้•ท
ใ“ใ†ใกใ‚‡ใ†
principal
ๆˆ้•ท
ใ›ใ„ใกใ‚‡ใ†
growth

Example Sentences

ใ“ใฎ้“ใฏ้•ทใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใฎ ใฟใกใฏ ใชใŒใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
This road is long.
็คพ้•ทใŒๆฅใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใ—ใ‚ƒใกใ‚‡ใ†ใŒ ใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
The president came.
้ƒจ้•ทใฏๅฟ™ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใถใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฏ ใ„ใใŒใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
The manager is busy.
ๆ ก้•ทๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใฎ่ฉฑใ‚’่žใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
ใ“ใ†ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ›ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ใฎ ใฏใชใ—ใ‚’ ใใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
I listened to the principal.
ๅญใฉใ‚‚ใฎๆˆ้•ทใŒๆ—ฉใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
ใ“ใฉใ‚‚ใฎ ใ›ใ„ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใŒ ใฏใ‚„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚
Children grow fast.

Cultural Note

โ€ข ้•ท often indicates the head or leader of something:
o ่ชฒ้•ท๏ผˆใ‹ใกใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ โ†’ section chief
o ้คจ้•ท๏ผˆใ‹ใ‚“ใกใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ โ†’ museum/library director
o ็”บ้•ท๏ผˆใกใ‚‡ใ†ใกใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰ โ†’ town mayor
โ€ข Itโ€™s also used in idioms:
o ้•ทๆ‰€๏ผˆใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚‡๏ผ‰ โ†’ strong point, merit
o ้•ท็”Ÿใ๏ผˆใชใŒใ„ใ๏ผ‰ โ†’ long life