Meaning of 取締役(とりしまりやく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 取締役

Kana Reading とりしまりやく

Romaji torishimariyaku

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

company director; board member

Example Sentences

取締役, とりしまりやく used in context

三村・泰之氏(うじ)（みむら・やすゆき＝コニチカ株式会社(かぶしきがいしゃ)取締役(とりしまりやく)）三日(みっか)、心不全(しんふぜん)で死去(しきょ)。４５歳。

Mimura Yasuyuki (Konichika LTD, Managing Director) died of heart attack on the third, age 45.
彼(あれ)は同社(どうしゃ)の取締役(とりしまりやく)です。

He is a member of the board of the company.
代表取締役(とりしまりやく)は取締役(とりしまりやく)の職務(しょくむ)の執行(しっこう)を監督(かんとく)するものだ。

The Representative Director supervises Directors' performance of duties.
新任(しんにん)の取締役(とりしまりやく)として江崎優を紹介(しょうかい)いたします(いたす)。

You will be interested to know that we have just introduced our new Managing Director, Mr Masaru Ezaki.
会社(かいしゃ)の取締役(とりしまりやく)の何人か(なんにんか)は会議(かいぎ)のために出張(しゅっちょう)中(なか)である。

Some of the company's executives are out of town for a conference.
その取締役(とりしまりやく)は自分(じぶん)の地位(ちい)を自慢(じまん)した(する)。

The director boasted of his status.

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締 JLPT 1

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten

On: テイ

Kun: し.まる, し.まり, し.める, -し.め, -じ.め

15 strokes

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役 JLPT 3

duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

On: ヤク, エキ

7 strokes

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取 JLPT 3

take, fetch, take up

On: シュ

Kun: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り

8 strokes

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