ちょう
Meanings
Noun
1. 部と呼ばれる内部組織のうち大規模なものまたは部に準じて設立・設置される組織の長のこと。
Kanji used
section
long
Pitch accent
ちょう
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Composed of
① 役所や会社において、機能ごとに分けた集団。総務部、経理部など。一般に下位に「課」を有する。② 主に学校において、課外活動(部活動)をする集団。
① ある組織において、命令を下し、行動を最終的に決定する権限を有する人。② 優れる部分。満ちている要素。アドバンテージ。③ 年長。
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.