Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 社しゃ 長ちょう になる for someone to become company president
He became company president in his thirties.
社しゃ 長ちょう に 就しゅう 任にん する to assume the position of company president
He is scheduled to take up the position of company president next month.
社しゃ 長ちょう を 務つと める to serve as company president
She served as company president for ten years.
〈 人ひと 〉 を 社しゃ 長ちょう に 選えら ぶ to elect/choose someone as company president
The board of directors chose him as the new president.
Related words· 9 代表取締役 is the formal legal title (representative director) that usually corresponds to the same person as 社長 , but 社長 is the everyday, less bureaucratic term.
社長 is the president or CEO who runs daily operations, while 会長 is often the more senior chairman of the board who may be less involved in daily management.
社長 is the specific title of a company president or CEO, while 経営者 is the broader term for anyone who runs or owns a business, big or small.
社長 specifically means 'company president', while トップ is a general term that can refer to the top person in any organization.
Show 5 more Show fewer 社長 is the standard Japanese word for a company president, while プレジデント is a loanword often used in international or trendy business contexts.
社長 is the traditional Japanese title for a company president and may or may not carry the same authority as a Western-style ＣＥＯ, which specifically denotes the top executive decision-maker.
社長 is the everyday word for a company president or CEO, while 総裁 is reserved for heads of political parties, central banks, or major institutions and carries a more formal, institutional weight.
社長 is the general word for a company president, while 頭取 is reserved specifically for the head of a bank.
社長 is the president of the whole company, a higher position than 部長 , who only oversees one department.
Don't confuse with· 5 社長 is the president who runs daily operations, while 会長 is the chairman of the board, often a former 社長 , who ranks higher but is less involved in day-to-day business.
社長 is the head of the entire company, whereas 部長 is only a department head, several levels below 社長 in the corporate hierarchy.
社長 is the specific title of company president, while 取締役 just means a board director, who may or may not also be the 社長 .
Show 2 more Show fewer 社長 is the company president, the top executive, while 副社長 is the vice-president ranked just below.
大統領 refers to a national president, whereas 社長 is a company president, so the two are easily confused when translating 'president' from English.
Word family· 13 former company president; former CEO
executive vice-president
female company president; female CEO
branch manager
president's office; director's office
Show 5 more Show fewer role of a company president; work of a president
young company president; young CEO
company president's daughter
order from the company president
managing director; president (US)
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Written forms 社しゃ 長ちょう Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in business contexts.
シャチョウ Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 社 (company) and 長 (head, leader).
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