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部下

ぶか

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  • subordinate person

Related Kanji

部 section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
下 below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

Example Sentences

主任は部下を意のままに支配している。
The boss controls his men at will.
上司は部下に仕事を振り分けた。
The boss allotted tasks to his men.
上司は部下にそれをすばやく完成するように命じた。
The boss directed his men to finish it quickly.
汚い手で会社を乗っ取ったものの、腹心だと思っていた部下に裏切られ、因果応報だね。
When the trusted confidant of the person who conducted a hostile takeover of the company betrayed him, it was a sort of retributive justice.
新任の上司は部下とあまり打ち解けてない。
The new boss wasn't very social with his employees.