Meaning of 部長 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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部長JLPT 4
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Kana Readingぶちょう
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Romajibuchō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- head (chief, director) of a section or department
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
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Example Sentences
部長, ぶちょう used in context
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あなたは充分可愛い女の子の範疇に入ると思います。部長のおめがねには余裕でかなってしまうでしょう。
I think you fall well within 'cute girl'. You'd easily go and pass in his judgement.
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ボクが憧れたのは翔太部長の『力』じゃない。体を張ってでも信念を貫こうとする雄々しい勇気だったはず。
What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
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部長は、その地位に適しているには控え目な人だとほのめかした。
The manager implied that a modest man was suitable for the position.
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部長の都合が悪くなってしまったので、飲み会の日程は仕切り直しだね。
We'll have to organize the drinking party all over again as the section chief can't make it now.
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The section chief was really livid. What did you do?
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Mr. Brown is in charge of the business in the absence of the manager.
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Kanji found in this word
section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
On: ブ
Kun: -べ
11 strokes
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