長男

ちょうなん

eldest son

What does 長男 mean?

長男 is a Japanese noun meaning eldest son in English. It is written as 長男 in kanji, ちょうなん in hiragana, and chounan in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は私の長男の名付け親であった。

He stood godfather to my first son.