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総元締め (そうもとじめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

総そう元もと締じめ

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Meanings

1

general manager; overall supervisor

Refers to a person who oversees and coordinates multiple sections or the entire operation, often in business or organizational contexts.

彼かれはプロジェクトの総そう元もと締じめとして全ぜん体たいを統

とう

括かつ

し

て

いる

。

He oversees the whole project as the general manager.

Kanji

総general, whole, all
元beginning, former time, origin
締tighten, tie, shut

Related words

元もと締じめ
元締め is a manager or supervisor of a specific section, while 総元締め is the top-level manager over multiple sections or the entire organization.

Built from

総そう+元もと締じめ

Written forms

総そう元もと締じめ
Standard spelling.
総そう元もと締じめ
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 総 (そう, 'overall') and 元締め (もとじめ, 'manager, supervisor'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in modern Japanese for a top-level coordinator.