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課長 (kachou) Japanese meaning: section manager | Kotomora
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He will be promoted to section manager next month.
Section chief, please sign this document.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 が 課か 長ちょう になる for someone to become a section manager
He is scheduled to become a section manager next year.
課か 長ちょう に 昇しょう 進しん する to be promoted to section manager
She was promoted to section manager this month.
課か 長ちょう を 務つと める to serve as section manager
He served as section manager of the sales section for ten years.
課か 長ちょう に 相そう 談だん する to consult the section manager
Please consult the section manager about that matter.
Kanji 課 chapter, lesson, section Related words 課長 is a section manager, ranking below 部長 who heads a larger department.
課長 is a formal managerial title (section chief) with authority over a department, while 主任 is a senior staff or team-leader role that often lacks full managerial power.
課長 is a higher managerial rank than 係長, usually overseeing an entire section rather than a subsection.
課長 is a formalized section chief in a traditional corporate hierarchy, while 室長 is often a more task-specific or ad-hoc title.
課長 is a section chief, a lower-ranking title than 局長, which usually oversees an entire bureau or division.
Don't confuse with 課長 manages a 課 (section) while 部長 manages a larger 部 (department), a rank above 課長.
課長 oversees a 課 (section) while 係長 oversees a smaller 係 (subsection), a rank below 課長.
Word family slave-driver manager; heartless section chief
head of personnel department; HR manager
section manager in charge
Etymology Compound of 課 (section) and 長 (chief).
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head of business department; business department manager
deputy manager; acting section chief
assistant section manager; assistant section chief
