Illustration: Inside a neighborhood bank branch, two counter staff bring a difficult customer matter to a suited manager, who steps forward and calmly takes responsibility. The staff turn their bodies toward this person, while a customer relaxes as the manager offers a seat.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

支し店てん長ちょう

shitenchou

branch manager

Example sentences

  1. シドニー支店長してんちょうに就任しゅうにんすると伺うかがいました。

    I heard you have become Branch Manager of the Sydney office.

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  2. まずは見習みならいとして銀行ぎんこうの実務じつむを経験けいけんし、同年どうねん10月がつに大阪おおさか支店長してんちょう心得こころえに、そして2月がつ、大阪支店長おおさかしてんちょうに抜擢ばってきをされる。

    After gaining practical banking experience as an apprentice, he was appointed acting manager of the Osaka branch in October of that year, then promoted to branch manager the following February.

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

  3. 当時とうじの日銀大阪にちぎんおおさか支店長してんちょうといえば関西財界かんさいざいかいを支配しはいする力ちからがあり、3月がつに日本銀行支配役にっぽんぎんこうしはいやくを免めんぜられるまでの日銀時代にちぎんじだいに、後のちの実業家じつぎょうかとしての地盤じばんが築きずかれることとなる。

    At the time, the manager of the Bank of Japan’s Osaka branch wielded considerable influence over Kansai’s financial circles, and during his time at the bank, until he was relieved of his post as a managing director in March, he laid the groundwork for his later career as a businessman.

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

Kanji in 支店長

  • 支branch; supportOnシKunささえる・つかえる・かう
  • 店store; shopOnテンKunみせ・たな
  • 長long; leaderOnチョウKunながい・おさ

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