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支店長 (してんちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

支し店てん長ちょう

し

て

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ちょ

う

Common word

Meanings

1

noun

branch manager; manager of a branch office

A job title for the person in charge of a 支店, such as a bank branch, company branch office, or retail branch.

彼かれは来らい月げつから大おお阪さか支し店てんの支し店てん長ちょうになる。
He will become the manager of the Osaka branch next month.
支し店てん長ちょうに融ゆう資しの相そう

談だん

を

し

た

。

I consulted the branch manager about a loan.

Kanji

支branch, support, sustain
店store, shop
長long, leader, superior

Similar words

店てん長ちょう
店長 is the manager of a shop or store; 支店長 specifically means the manager of a branch within a larger organization.
支し社しゃ長ちょう
支社長 is the head of a branch company or regional office; 支店長 is commonly used for a branch office, bank branch, or store branch.

Etymology

A transparent compound of 支店, meaning 'branch office or branch store', and 長, meaning 'chief' or 'head'.