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部長

Reading

Kana: ぶちょう
Romaji: buchō
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Definitions

1

head (chief, director) of a section or department

2

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

See also: 倶楽部

Kanji

Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

Example Sentences

(かれ)営業部(えいぎょうぶ)部長(ぶちょう)です。
➥He is the manager of the marketing department.
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(だれ)部長(ぶちょう)をごまかせません。
➥Nobody can put anything over on the bureau chief.
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部長(ぶちょう)提案(ていあん)()()れました。
➥The section chief accepted the proposal.
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(かれ)(わたし)のところの部長(ぶちょう)です。
➥He is the chief of my department.
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社長(しゃちょう)(あたら)しい部長(ぶちょう)任命(にんめい)した。
➥The president appointed a new manager.
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(かれ)巡査(じゅんさ)部長(ぶちょう)地位(ちい)(のぼ)った。
➥He rose to the rank of sergeant.
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