Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 局きょく 長ちょう になる for someone to become the bureau chief
He will become the director of the broadcasting station starting next month.
局きょく 長ちょう を 務つと める to serve as the bureau chief
She served as the secretary-general for ten years.
局きょく 長ちょう に 就しゅう 任にん する to take up the post of bureau chief
It was announced that he would take up the post of new bureau chief.
Related words 部長 heads a 部 (department), often in a company, while 局長 heads a 局 , typically in government, media, or administrative bodies.
所長 is the head of a 所 (institute or local office), whereas 局長 is the head of a 局 such as a bureau or broadcasting station.
課長 is a section chief, a lower-ranking title than 局長 , which usually oversees an entire bureau or division.
局長 heads a bureau within a larger organization and ranks lower than 長官 , who typically leads the whole agency.
局長 heads a bureau or department within a larger organization, whereas 署長 heads a local station such as a police or fire station.
Word family branch manager; bureau chief; head of a branch office
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
managing editor; chief editor
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 局 , meaning a bureau, office, station, or administrative division, and 長 , meaning chief or head.
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