部長

ぶちょう

Department head; section manager

N4noun·buchou

How to remember it

部 (department) + 長 (chief) — the leader of a department.

Example sentences

  • 部長は会議中です。

    ぶちょうはかいぎちゅうです。

    The department head is in a meeting.

  • 田中部長に報告しました。

    たなかぶちょうにほうこくしました。

    I reported to Department Head Tanaka.

Usage

Common business title; put the name before it (田中部長).

Related words

社長課長部門上司

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