ぞくちょう
Noun, Particle
1.
patriarch, head of a family
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族長は家族全員の意見を尊重した。
The patriarch respected the opinions of all family members.
彼は、伝統的な族長の役割を現代社会でどう果たすべきか悩んでいた。
He was troubled by how to fulfill the traditional role of a patriarch in modern society.
大家族制度では、族長が絶大な権力を持っていた。
In the extended family system, the patriarch held immense power.
その村では、族長が祭りの儀式を執り行うのが習わしだ。
In that village, it is customary for the patriarch to conduct the festival rituals.
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