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道どう長ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

head of a martial arts organization

Used for the leader or chief instructor of a dōjō or martial arts group. The term is specific to traditional Japanese martial arts contexts.

彼かれは空から手て道どう場じょうの道どう長ちょうを務つとめている。
He serves as the head of the karate dōjō.

Kanji

道road-way, street, district
長long, leader, superior

Similar words

師し範はん
師範 is a more general term for a master instructor or model in martial arts and other traditional arts, while 道長 specifically refers to the head of an organization.
館かん長ちょう
館長 is the head of a building or hall (e.g., a museum or gym), whereas 道長 is the head of a martial arts organization or dōjō.

Etymology

Compound of 道 (dō, 'way' or 'path', referring to a martial art) and 長 (chō, 'head' or 'leader'). The term is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.