常務

Reading

Kana: じょうむ

Romaji: jōmu

Definitions

noun

1

managing director; executive director

Note: abbreviation

See also: 常務取締役

2

routine business; regular business

Kanji

常

Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-

Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular

務

Readings: ム、 つと.める

Meanings: task, duties

Example Sentence

会議(かいぎ)の席(せき)で常務(じょうむ)は、開口一番(かいこういちばん)何(なに)を言(い)ったと思(おも)う。大(だい)規模(きぼ)なリストラ計画(けいかく)を発表(はっぴょう)したんだよな。

➥Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.