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jmdict 1176280 Active (id: 2002625)
園長 [news1,nf14]
えんちょう [news1,nf14]
1. [n]
▶ head of a garden
▶ kindergarten principal
▶ nursery school principal
▶ park director
▶ zoo director
▶ head of a plantation



History:
4. A 2019-03-31 05:42:26  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -20 +20 @@
-<gloss>zoo directoe</gloss>
+<gloss>zoo director</gloss>
3. A* 2019-03-30 10:16:44 
  Comments:
unnecessary
  Diff:
@@ -19,2 +19,2 @@
-<gloss>park director (botanical garden)</gloss>
-<gloss>zoo director (zoological garden)</gloss>
+<gloss>park director</gloss>
+<gloss>zoo directoe</gloss>
2. A 2012-02-23 21:32:34  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-02-23 12:52:22  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5, 広辞苑
  Comments:
Reword – the “head of an -en” is pretty obvious and useless; we tend to instead give examples (e.g., 会長).
I’ve given rather strict translation to start, and some glosses to emphasize “garden” (zoo director = head of zoological garden) for clarity.
  Diff:
@@ -16,1 +16,6 @@
-<gloss>head of a place designated with the suffix -en (e.g. kindergarten principal, director of a zoo, etc.)</gloss>
+<gloss>head of a garden</gloss>
+<gloss>kindergarten principal</gloss>
+<gloss>nursery school principal</gloss>
+<gloss>park director (botanical garden)</gloss>
+<gloss>zoo director (zoological garden)</gloss>
+<gloss>head of a plantation</gloss>

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