主しゅ任にん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

A title or role for someone in charge of a section, team, or project. Often used in workplace hierarchies below 課長 (section chief).

〈人ひと〉が主しゅ任にんになるfor someone to become the chief/head (of a section)
田た中なかさんは来らい月げつから主しゅ任にんになる。
Ms. Tanaka will become the section chief starting next month.
〈人ひと〉を主しゅ任にんに任にん命めいするto appoint someone as chief/head
会かい社しゃは彼かれを新あたらしい主しゅ任にんに任にん命めいした。
The company appointed him as the new chief.
主しゅ任にんとして〈動どう詞し〉to do something in one's capacity as chief/head
彼かの女じょは主しゅ任にんとしてチームをまとめている。
As the team leader, she keeps the team organized.

課か長ちょうN5
課長 is a formal managerial title (section chief) with authority over a department, while 主任 is a senior staff or team-leader role that often lacks full managerial power.
係かかり長ちょうN1
係長 is a similar low-to-mid rank title for a unit leader, roughly on par with 主任 but used more in government and larger corporate hierarchies.
責せき任にん者しゃ
責任者 is a general, informal way to say 'the person in charge', whereas 主任 is a specific, formally assigned job title.
チーフ
主任 is the traditional Japanese term for a section chief used in formal company hierarchies, whereas チーフ is a loanword favored in modern or creative workplaces.

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フォアマン
主任 is the common native Japanese word for a chief or head of a section, whereas フォアマン is a borrowed term mainly used for site or factory foremen.
主しゅ幹かん
主任 refers to a section leader or supervisor, a lower-ranking position than the more senior 主幹.
担たん当とうN3
主任 names a specific job title (chief/head of a section), while 担当 simply describes the role of being in charge of something without implying rank.
部ぶ長ちょうN5
主任 is a team or unit leader, a lower-ranking supervisory role than 部長.

主しゅ人じんN4
主任 (しゅにん, 'chief/head of a section') is easily confused with 主人 (しゅじん, 'master' or 'one's husband') because both share the kanji 主 and a similar sound.

主しゅ任にん制せい
head teacher system; system of assigning administrative duties to teachers
主しゅ任にん者しゃ
person in charge; manager; chief; head
主しゅ任にん教きょう授じゅ
head of a university department; chairperson
学がく年ねん主しゅ任にん
head of year; year-level coordinator
捜そう査さ主しゅ任にん
chief investigator; head of the investigation; lead investigator

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Compound of 主 (しゅ, 'main') and 任 (にん, 'duty'), literally 'main duty' or 'chief responsibility'.