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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

局きょく長ちょう

kyokuchou

bureau director, office chief

Example sentences

  1. 権力けんりょくをにぎった近藤勇こんどういさむが局長きょくちょうとなった。

    Isami Kondo, who had seized power, became the chief.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. この資料しりょうを添そえて長与ながよ局長きょくちょうへの紹介状しょうかいじょうを吟子ぎんこに持もたせた。

    They sent Ginko with these documents and a letter of introduction to Director Nagayo.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 事務じむ局長きょくちょうにあたる「書記官しょきかん」には中川小十郎なかがわこじゅうろうが就任しゅうにんした。

    Kojuro Nakagawa was appointed secretary, a position equivalent to administrative director.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 局長

  • 局bureau; boardOnキョクKunつぼね
  • 長long; leaderOnチョウKunながい・おさ

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