幕ばく僚りょう長ちょう

noun

chief of staff

A senior military or government position responsible for coordinating staff and advising a commander or executive. In Japan, used for the heads of the Joint Staff and the Ground/Maritime/Air Self-Defense Force staffs.

• 統とう合ごう幕ばく僚りょう長ちょうは自じ衛えい隊たいの制せい服ふく組ぐみトップである。

  The Chief of Staff, Joint Staff is the top uniformed officer of the Self-Defense Forces.

• 陸りく上じょう幕ばく僚りょう長ちょうが新あたらしい防ぼう衛えい計けい画かくについて説せつ明めいした。

  The Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force explained the new defense plan.