園長
Meanings
1
The head or director of an institution whose name ends in 園, such as a kindergarten (幼稚園), nursery school (保育園), zoo (動物園), park (公園), or garden (庭園). The specific English translation depends on the type of 園.
I greeted the kindergarten principal.
The zoo director talked about the new panda exhibit.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の園長the director of a certain kindergarten/zoo/park
I interviewed the director of that zoo.
- 園長になるto become the director (of a kindergarten, zoo, etc.)
She is scheduled to become the director starting next year.
- 園長を務めるto serve as the director
He served as the director of this nursery school for ten years.