係かかり長ちょう

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk

A position in Japanese companies, typically below 課長 (section chief) and above regular staff. Oversees a small team or subsection.

彼かれは今年ことし、係かかり長ちょうに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted to subsection head this year.
係かかり長ちょうは部ぶ下かのスケジュールを管かん理りしている。
The assistant manager manages the schedules of the staff.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が係かかり長ちょうになるfor someone to become a subsection head
彼かれは入にゅう社しゃ十じゅう年ねんで係かかり長ちょうになった。
He became a subsection head after ten years at the company.
係かかり長ちょうに昇しょう進しんするto be promoted to subsection head
田た中なかさんは来らい月げつ、係かかり長ちょうに昇しょう進しんする予よ定ていだ。
Mr. Tanaka is scheduled to be promoted to subsection head next month.
係かかり長ちょうを務つとめるto serve as subsection head
彼かの女じょはこの部ぶ署しょで係かかり長ちょうを務つとめている。
She serves as the subsection head in this department.

Kanji

係person in charge, connection, duty
長long, leader, superior
掛hang, suspend, depend

Related words

課か長ちょうN5
課長 is a higher managerial rank than 係長, usually overseeing an entire section rather than a subsection.
主しゅ任にんN1
主任 denotes a senior staff member with informal seniority but no formal managerial authority, unlike the formally appointed 係長.

Don't confuse with

係かかり員いん
係員 is a regular staff member handling a task, while 係長 is a supervisory job title one rank above them despite the shared kanji 係.
班はん長ちょう
係長 is a formal company rank (section chief) above regular staff, while 班長 usually just designates whoever leads a small, informal 班 without implying corporate rank.
課か長ちょうN5
課長 oversees a 課 (section) while 係長 oversees a smaller 係 (subsection), a rank below 課長.

Built from

係かかり+長ちょう

Written forms

係かかり長ちょうUsage99%
Standard kanji form; the most common spelling in business contexts.
掛かかり長ちょうUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 係長 is overwhelmingly preferred.

Etymology

Compound of 係 (かかり, 'person in charge') and 長 (ちょう, 'head, chief').