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
Kanji used
section
long
Pitch accent
ちょう
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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
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
senior executive manager
deputy section or department manager
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
assistant chief of staff, g3
assistant section or department manager
assistant (to general manager)
revised by section chief
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.