船長

せんちょう

ship's captain; skipper

Also:length of a ship, boatman

What does 船長 mean?

船長 is a Japanese noun meaning ship's captain; skipper in English. It can also be translated as length of a ship, boatman depending on context. It is written as 船長 in kanji, せんちょう in hiragana, and senchou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

それで船長は彼の世話をしました。

So the captain took care of him.