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支配人 (しはいにん, shihainin) Japanese meaning: manager | Kotomora
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He was promoted to manager of the hotel.
We are looking for a manager for the new branch.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 支し 配はい 人にん the manager of 〈place〉
He is the manager of this hotel.
支し 配はい 人にん を 務つと める to serve as manager
She has served as manager for ten years.
支し 配はい 人にん に 就しゅう 任にん する to be appointed as manager
He is scheduled to be appointed the new manager next month.
Kanji 支 branch, support, sustain 配 distribute, spouse, exile Related words· 6 店長 specifically means the manager of a single shop or store, while 支配人 can refer to the manager of a larger establishment such as a hotel, branch, or company and often implies a higher rank.
マネージャー is a modern loanword used for team leaders or project managers in casual business contexts, whereas 支配人 has a more traditional, formal nuance for the top manager of a physical establishment.
経営者 refers to the owner or top executive who runs a business overall, while 支配人 is specifically the person hired to manage day-to-day operations of a location on the owner's behalf.
責任者 is a general term for whoever is officially in charge of a task or department, while 支配人 specifically denotes the manager title of an establishment like a hotel or store.
Show 2 more GM (general manager) is the English business title borrowed for team or company managers, while 支配人 is the traditional Japanese term for a hotel, restaurant, or shop manager.
支配人 is the traditional Japanese term for the person managing a specific establishment (like a hotel or restaurant), whereas ゼネラルマネージャー is the imported English title often used in sports organizations or corporations.
Etymology Compound of 支配 (しはい, 'management, control') and 人 (にん, 'person'). The reading にん for 人 is a common suffix for occupational titles.
