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    3. 長男

    長男

    長ちょう男なん

    eldest son (may be the only son)

    N2KMT1News #1+1CoreNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    ちょうなん

    Noun

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

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    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは私わたしの長ちょう男なんです。

    He is my eldest son.

    KMT1Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    長ちょう男なんは来らい年ねん、小しょう学がっ校こうに入にゅう学がくします。

    My eldest son will enter elementary school next year.

    KMT1Family & RelationshipsEducation
    彼かれの長ちょう男なんは医い者しゃになりました。

    His eldest son became a doctor.

    KMT2Family & RelationshipsMedicine & Health
    彼かれは長ちょう男なんとして、家か業ぎょうを継つぐ責せき任にんを感かんじています。

    As the eldest son, he feels the responsibility to inherit the family business.

    KMT4Family & RelationshipsWork & Career
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな家か庭ていでは、長ちょう男なんが重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果はたすことが多おおかった。

    In traditional Japanese families, the eldest son often played an important role.

    KMT5HistoryFamily & RelationshipsCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
    男
    おとこ・お…(3)
    male
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