Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 長順, 蝶淳, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. CHO-JOON [key] Meaning & History From 長 (cho) meaning "chief, head, leader" or 蝶 (chou) meaning "butterfly" and 淳 (jun) meaning "pure, simple, clean", or 順 (jun) meaning "obey, submit". Other kanji combinations are possible.