Definition of 息長
- (n) height; stature
チームの長として私は彼に有能な助力を得た。
As head of the team I was ably assisted by him. - length; measure
- all (one has); everything
- magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
- (n) breath; breathing
おぼれかけた人は息を吹き返した。
The man who nearly drowned began to breathe. - tone; mood
彼らは息がぴたりと合っている。
They are a perfect match for each other.
- (n) son
母親は息子にやかましく言って聞かせた。
The mother whipped sense into her boy. - penis
- (n) office; official
私の大学には寮があります。
My university has a dorm. - chief; head
- (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies