重鎮(じゅうちん)

じゅうちん
noun
leading figure; heavyweight; doyen
formalpersonsociety
1. leading figure; heavyweight; doyen
A senior, highly respected person who carries great weight and influence in a field, such as politics, academia, the arts or business.
彼(かれ)は政界(せいかい)の重鎮(じゅうちん)だ。
He is a heavyweight of the political world.
日本(にほん)画壇(がだん)の重鎮(じゅうちん)が亡(な)くなった。
A leading figure of the Japanese art world has died.
党(とう)の重鎮(じゅうちん)たちが反対(はんたい)したため、改革案(かいかくあん)は見送(みおく)られた。
Because the party's senior figures opposed it, the reform plan was shelved.

Usage

A 重鎮(じゅうちん) is always senior in age and standing; the word is not used of a young star, however successful. It is usually attached to a field: 政界(せいかい)・財界(ざいかい)・学界(がっかい)の重鎮(じゅうちん).

Similar words

  • 大御所(おおごしょ): grand old figure; often of entertainment, and can sound slightly teasing
  • 第一人者(だいいちにんしゃ): the foremost expert in a field, without the sense of age or political weight
  • 大物(おおもの): big shot, a more casual word

Related Words

Compare: 古株(ふるかぶ) (old-timer)
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Added 2026.10.11 21:39 · Revised 2026.10.11 22:20
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