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事務長官 (じむちょうかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事じ務む長ちょう官かん

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Meanings

1

chief secretary

An official title for a senior administrative position, often in government or large organizations.

彼かれは外がい務む省しょうの事じ務む長ちょう官かんに任にん命めい

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He was appointed chief secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
務task, duties
長long, leader, superior
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Built from

事じ務む+長ちょう官かん

Etymology

Compound of 事務 (じむ, 'administrative affairs') and 長官 (ちょうかん, 'chief official').