ゼネラル

noun-modifying (irregular)

general (as in manager, strike, etc.)

Used prenominally to modify nouns, often in business or organizational contexts. Common in compounds like ゼネラルマネージャー (general manager) or ゼネラルストライキ (general strike).

• 彼かれは新あたらしいゼネラルマネージャーに任にん命めいされた。

  He was appointed as the new general manager.

• 労ろう働どう組くみ合あいはゼネラルストライキを計けい画かくしている。

  The labor union is planning a general strike.

noun

(military) general

Refers to the military rank. Often used in historical or foreign military contexts; the Japanese Self-Defense Forces use 将 (しょう) for the equivalent rank.

• 彼かれの祖そ父ふは陸りく軍ぐんのジェネラルだった。

  His grandfather was a general in the army.