Word Meaning 重役

じゅうやく juuyaku

重役 is read as じゅうやく (juuyaku) and means important post.

Meaning

English

important post
role with heavy responsibilities
(company) director
executive
top management

Reading

Kana

じゅうやく

Romaji

juuyaku

Writing Variants

重役おもやく omoyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 365 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

重役会議

じゅうやくかいぎ

executive meeting

重役会

じゅうやっかい

board of directors

重役室

じゅうやくしつ

executive suite

重役出勤

じゅうやくしゅっきん

arriving at work late as if one were an executive

三等重役

さんとうじゅうやく

third-rate company director

共役二重結合

きょうやくにじゅうけつごう

conjugated double bond

重要

じゅうよう

important

重点

じゅうてん

colon (punctuation)

重苦しい

おもくるしい

heavy (feeling, etc.)

重箱

じゅうばこ

jūbako

重ね合わせ

かさねあわせ

superposition

重要文化財

じゅうようぶんかざい

important cultural property

Example Sentences

彼は保険会社の重役である。

He is an executive in an insurance company.

退職する重役に敬意を表して送別会が開かれた。

A farewell party was held in honor of the retiring executive.