Illustration: At a government agency’s emergency briefing room in Japan, a senior official stands at the head of a conference table. Weather specialists and field coordinators present a storm map and instrument photographs to this one person.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

長ちょう官かん

choukan

government agency chief

Example sentences

彼かれの公式こうしきの肩書かたがきは環境庁かんきょうちょう長官ちょうかんです。
His official title is Director-General of the Environment Agency.
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パウエル米国国務べいこくこくむ長官ちょうかんの来日中らいにちちゅう、事件じけんは起おこった。
The incident occurred while Secretary of State, Powell, was visiting Japan.
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大統領だいとうりょうは彼かれを国務こくむ長官ちょうかんに指名しめいした。
The President nominated him to be Secretary of State.
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Kanji in 長官

長long; leaderOnチョウKunながい・おさ
官bureaucrat; the governmentOnカン

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