ぶちょう
Meanings
Noun
1. head (chief, director) of a section or department
2. head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
Pitch accent
ちょう
Composed of
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
general manager; director-general
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
police sergeant
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
executive manager
senior executive manager
deputy section or department manager
detective-sergeant
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
assistant chief of staff, g2
assistant chief of staff, g1
assistant chief of staff, g3
assistant chief of staff, g2
dean of students
assistant chief of staff, g3
revised by section chief
assistant section or department manager
assistant (to general manager)
Examples (4 in total)
The president appointed a new manager.
The document was distributed to all department heads.
He got the section chief's daughter pregnant and was demoted.