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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

係かかり長ちょう

kakarichou

section chief

Example sentences

  1. 係長かかりちょうが急きゅうに辞やめてしまったので、私わたしがその穴あなを埋うめなければならなくなった。

    I had to fill the gap left when our head clerk quit on short notice.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その係長かかりちょうは勤勉きんべんな男おとこではないが、上役うわやくにとり入いる術じゅつを心得こころえているから、早はやく昇進しょうしんするのだ。

    The chief clerk is not a hardworking man, but gets ahead rapidly because he knows how to curry favor with his superiors.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 明日あしたの予定よていは係長かかりちょうに確認かくにんしてください。

    Please check tomorrow’s schedule with the section chief.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 係長

  • 係person in charge; connectionOnケイKunかかる・かかり・かかわる
  • 長long; leaderOnチョウKunながい・おさ

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