Word Meaning 部長

ぶちょう buchou

部長 is read as ぶちょう (buchou) and means head (chief, director) of a section or department.

Meaning

English

  1. head (chief, director) of a section or department
  2. head of a (school) club
  3. head of a (school) team

Reading

Kana

ぶちょう

Romaji

buchou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 社長,専務,常務,役員,次長,課長,係長,無礼講 Rank 1637 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

部隊長

ぶたいちょう

commanding officer

部長刑事

ぶちょうけいじ

detective-sergeant

第一部長

だいいちぶちょう

assistant chief of staff, g1

第二部長

だいにぶちょう

assistant chief of staff, g2

第三部長

だいさんぶちょう

assistant chief of staff, g3

防衛部長

ぼうえいぶちょう

assistant chief of staff, g3

審判部長

しんぱんぶちょう

head judge

総務部長

そうむぶちょう

chief of the general affairs department (bureau)

副本部長

ふくほんぶちょう

deputy general manager

調査部長

ちょうさぶちょう

assistant chief of staff, g2

副部長

ふくぶちょう

deputy director

統括部長

とうかつぶちょう

executive manager

Example Sentences

10

ぶちょうにこのしょるいをわたしてください。

Please give this document to the department manager.

Tom was the life of the party.

He is the manager of the marketing department.

The boss gave me a souvenir.

The section chief accepted the proposal.

I have a request from the head of department.

That manager often makes "people" work long hours.

Did you hear that the position for manager is up for grabs?

The prefectural police chief tried to tighten his police officers' discipline.

He got the section chief's daughter pregnant and was demoted.