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部長

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 部長.

Dictionary

Entry

部長ぶちょうNounFreq #3646
1

head (chief, director) of a section or department

Examples
ABソフトウエアの海外営業部長をご紹介いただけませんか。
Would you please put me in touch with the General Manager of Overseas Sales of AB Software Ltd?
2

head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

Examples
あなたは充分可愛い女の子の範疇に入ると思います。部長のおめがねには余裕でかなってしまうでしょう。
I think you fall well within 'cute girl'. You'd easily go and pass in his judgement.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

部

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

10 strokesFrequency 36JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ブ

Kun

-べ

Nanori

とりふぺま
長

long, leader, superior, senior

8 strokesFrequency 12JLPT N4Grade 2

On

チョウ

Kun

なが.いおさ

Nanori

おおしゃたかしたけなはひさ

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