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.