最さい高こう経けい営えい責せき任にん者しゃ

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Meanings

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chief executive officer; CEO

Formal business title for the highest-ranking executive in a company. Often used in corporate contexts and official documents.

彼かれはその会かい社しゃの最さい高こう経けい営えい責せき任にん者しゃに就しゅう任にんした。
He assumed the position of CEO of that company.
最さい高こう経けい営えい責せき任にん者しゃは株かぶ主ぬしに対たいして責せき任にんを負おう。
The CEO is accountable to the shareholders.

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Expressions

社しゃ長ちょう兼けん最さい高こう経けい営えい責せき任にん者しゃpresident and CEO; president and chief executive officer

Kanji

最utmost, most, extreme
高tall, high, expensive
経sutra, longitude, pass thru
営camp, perform, build
責blame, condemn, censure
任responsibility, duty, term
者someone, person

Related words

CEO
The English abbreviation is commonly used in Japanese business settings, but 最高経営責任者 is the formal Japanese equivalent.
代だい表ひょう取とり締しまり役やく
Representative director; a legally defined role in Japanese corporate law, often held by the CEO but not identical.

Politeness

ＣＥＯplain
ＣＥＯ is the English abbreviation commonly used in casual and business speech, while 最高経営責任者 is the formal Japanese term used in official documents.

Built from

最さい高こう+経けい営えい+責せき任にん者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 最高 (highest), 経営 (management), 責任 (responsibility), and 者 (person). A direct translation of the English 'chief executive officer'.