ちょうかん
Meanings
Noun
1. secretary (government); director; chief
Kanji used
long
bureaucrat
Pitch accent
ちょ
うかん
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Composed of
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
government service; the bureaucracy
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
deputy secretary (government); deputy director
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
attorney general; attorney-general
Director General of (former) Defence Agency (Defense)
Director of National Intelligence (USA); DNI
Director General of Environment Agency
Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau
Director General of Science and Technology Agency
Director General of Economic Planning Agency
drug czar; Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy; ONDCP
Director General of National Land Agency