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係長

掛長

Reading

Kana: かかりちょう
Romaji: kakarichō
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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chief clerk

Kanji

Readings: ケイ、 かか.る、 かかり、 -がかり、 かか.わる
Meanings: person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

Example Sentences

係長(かかりちょう)(きゅう)()めてしまったので、(わたし)がその(あな)()めなければならなくなった。
➥I had to fill the gap left when our head clerk quit on short notice.
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その係長(かかりちょう)勤勉(きんべん)(おとこ)ではないが、上役(うわやく)にとり(はい)(じゅつ)心得(こころえ)ているから、(はや)昇進(しょうしん)するのだ。
➥The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.
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