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ぶか
Meanings
Noun
1. subordinate person
These men are my subordinates.
Alt. forms
部ぶ下か
98%
ぶか
1%
Pitch accent
ぶ
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Used in: 303
Composed of
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
Examples (20 in total)
The subordinate frowned.
Hmm, quite an admirable subordinate, I must say.
I hear he slept with one of his subordinates.
All the subordinates look up to the boss.
It's decided by how many subordinates you command.
The commander exposed his men to gunfire.
These men are my subordinates.
Pressured by subordinates, the department head changed the policy.
I don't think it's right to suspect your own subordinates first.
The company president is surrounded by fawning subordinates.
In other words, it's acceptable for subordinates to stand out to some extent.
Although I am called a chief, I have no other subordinates, you know.
He has a good personality and is highly trusted by his subordinates.
Every boss has his or her favorite employee.
Half of her subordinates remained in this place.
A subordinate did something improper, so the boss came to apologize.
Senior executives spend a lot of time training their subordinates.
He is accompanied by about four people who appear to be his subordinates.
Two subordinates were standing on both sides of the car, waiting for her.
Before meeting him, Pizarro hid many of his men and guns near the town.