部ぶ長ちょう

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

department head; section chief; director

In a company or organization, the person in charge of a 部 (department/section). Typically a mid-to-senior management position.

club president; team captain

In a school setting, the student who leads a club or sports team. Often elected or appointed by members.

〈人ひと〉が部ぶ長ちょうになるfor someone to become a department head/club president
彼かれは来らい月げつから営えい業ぎょう部ぶの部ぶ長ちょうになる。
He will become the head of the sales department starting next month.
部ぶ長ちょうに就しゅう任にんするto take up the post of department head
彼かの女じょは昨年きょねん、開かい発はつ部ぶの部ぶ長ちょうに就しゅう任にんした。
She took up the position of head of the development department last year.
部ぶ長ちょうを務つとめるto serve as department head/club president
彼かれはサッカー部ぶの部ぶ長ちょうを三さん年ねん間かん務つとめた。
He served as captain of the soccer club for three years.
部ぶ長ちょうに任にん命めいされるto be appointed as department head
彼かれは新あたらしい部ぶ長ちょうに任にん命めいされた。
He was appointed as the new department head.

課か長ちょうN5sense 1
課長 is a section manager, ranking below 部長 who heads a larger department.
局きょく長ちょう sense 1
局長 heads a 局 (bureau), a structure often used in government or media organizations, while 部長 heads a 部 (department) in companies.
社しゃ長ちょうN5sense 1
社長 is the president of the whole company, a higher position than 部長, who only oversees one department.
主しゅ任にんN1sense 1
主任 is a team or unit leader, a lower-ranking supervisory role than 部長.

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室しつ長ちょう
部長 heads a larger department, while 室長 typically heads a smaller unit like a lab or office room.
所しょ長ちょう
部長 is the manager of a department inside a larger organization, whereas 所長 is the top person in charge of an entire office or facility.
マネージャーN1
部長 is a specific corporate title for the head of a department, while マネージャー is a more general term that can apply to many kinds of managerial roles.
チーフ
部長 is a specific corporate title for the head of a department, while チーフ is a looser, more informal term that can apply to any small team or project.

部ぶ下かN2sense 1
部長 (department head) and 部下 (subordinate) share the kanji 部 but refer to opposite ends of the reporting relationship.
課か長ちょうN5
課長 manages a 課 (section) while 部長 manages a larger 部 (department), a rank above 課長.
社しゃ長ちょうN5
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.

副ふく部ぶ長ちょう
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
学がく部ぶ長ちょう
dean (of a university faculty)
本ほん部ぶ長ちょう
general manager; director-general; head of a headquarters
部ぶ長ちょう付づき
assistant to the general manager; staff attached to the department head
部ぶ長ちょう閲えつ
revised by section chief; inspected by department head

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事じ業ぎょう部ぶ長ちょう
senior executive manager; division general manager
出しゅっ席せき部ぶ長ちょう
assistant section manager; assistant department manager
副ふく本ほん部ぶ長ちょう
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
学がく生せい部ぶ長ちょう
dean of students
審しん判ぱん部ぶ長ちょう
head judge (sumo)

Compound of 部 (department, club) and 長 (head, chief). The reading ぶちょう is the standard on'yomi combination.