Illustration: Inside a Japanese company office, a section manager stands at the end of a compact cluster of six employee desks. One coworker presents an open folder with its contents turned away, while another waits with a sample product.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

課か長ちょう

kachou

section manager

Example sentences

  1. 私わたしは課長かちょうに任命にんめいされた。

    I was appointed to section chief.

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  2. 彼かれらは彼かれを課長かちょうに選えらんだ。

    They chose him to be section head.

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  3. 山田やまださんは人事じんじ課長かちょうです。

    Mr Yamada is in charge of the personnel section.

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Kanji in 課長

  • 課chapter; lessonOnカ
  • 長long; leaderOnチョウKunながい・おさ

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