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副社長 (ふくしゃちょう, fukushachou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

副ふく社しゃ長ちょう

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Meanings

1

executive vice-president

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 取締役副社長. Refers to the second-highest executive in a company, just below the president (社長). Common in business and news contexts.

See also: 取締役副社長

彼かれは来らい月げつ、副ふく社しゃ長ちょうに昇しょう進

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He is scheduled to be promoted to executive vice-president next month.

副ふく社しゃ長ちょうが記き者しゃ会かい見けんで新しん戦せん略りゃくを発はっ表ぴょうした。

The executive vice-president announced the new strategy at the press conference.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が副ふく社しゃ長ちょうに就しゅう任にんするfor someone to be appointed executive vice-president
彼かれは来らい月げつ、副ふく社しゃ長ちょうに就しゅう任にんする予よ定ていだ。
He is scheduled to be appointed executive vice-president next month.
〈人ひと〉が副ふく社しゃ長ちょうを務つとめるfor someone to serve as executive vice-president
彼かの女じょは10年ねん間かん、副ふく社しゃ長ちょうを務つとめた。
She served as executive vice-president for ten years.
〈人ひと〉が副ふく社しゃ長ちょうに昇しょう進しんするfor someone to be promoted to executive vice-president
彼かれは部ぶ長ちょうから副ふく社しゃ長ちょうに昇しょう進しんした。
He was promoted from department manager to executive vice-president.

Kanji

副vice-, assistant, aide
社company, firm, office
長long, leader, superior

Don't confuse with

社しゃ長ちょうN5
社長 is the company president, the top executive, while 副社長 is the vice-president ranked just below.
取とり締しまり役やくN1
取締役 refers to a company director or board member in general, whereas 副社長 specifically names the executive vice-president role.

Word family

上じょう級きゅう副ふく社しゃ長ちょう
senior vice president
取とり締しまり役やく副ふく社しゃ長ちょう
executive vice-president
代だい表ひょう取とり締しまり役やく副ふく社しゃ長ちょう
representative executive vice-president

Built from

副ふく+社しゃ長ちょう

Etymology

Compound of 副 (vice-, assistant) + 社長 (company president). The full form 取締役副社長 is often shortened to 副社長 in everyday business usage.