相そう談だん役やく

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Meanings

noun

advisor; counselor

Often refers to a formal advisory role in a company or organization, such as a senior advisor or consultant.

彼かれは会かい社しゃの相そう談だん役やくとして経けい営えい陣じんに助じょ言げんしている。
He advises the management as a company advisor.
相そう談だん役やくに就しゅう任にんした後あとも、重じゅう要ような会かい議ぎには出しゅっ席せきしている。
Even after becoming an advisor, he still attends important meetings.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の相そう談だん役やくになるto become someone's advisor
彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの相そう談だん役やくになった。
He became an advisor to the president.
相そう談だん役やくを務つとめるto serve as an advisor
彼かれは長なが年ねんその会かい社しゃの相そう談だん役やくを務つとめている。
He has served as an advisor to that company for many years.
相そう談だん役やくに就しゅう任にんするto be appointed as advisor
彼かれは先せん月げつ、相そう談だん役やくに就しゅう任にんした。
He was appointed as advisor last month.

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
談discuss, talk
役duty, war, campaign

Related words

顧こ問もん
顧問 is a more formal, often specialist advisory title, while 相談役 can be a broader or honorary advisory post, especially in Japanese corporate hierarchies.
アドバイザー
アドバイザー is a modern loanword used in many casual or specialized contexts, whereas 相談役 is a traditional term tied to formal Japanese company structures.
相そう談だん相あい手てN2
相談役 is a formal, often corporate advisory title, while 相談相手 is a personal, informal person you turn to for advice.
参さん与よ
相談役 refers to a company advisor role similar to 参与, but 参与 is used more broadly across government and corporate settings as an official title.

Built from

相そう談だん+役やく

Etymology

Compound of 相談 (そうだん, 'consultation') and 役 (やく, 'role'). The term likely emerged in business settings to denote a position responsible for giving advice.