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.

Related words· 8

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.

Don't confuse with

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.

Word family· 21

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