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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

総そう務む

soumu

general affairs

Example sentences

  1. 隊内たいないでは主おもとして対外的たいがいてきな職務しょくむや要人ようじんの接待せったいなどの総務そうむを担当たんとう。

    He was in charge, dealing mainly with outside matters and entertaining important figures.

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

  2. 同年どうねん3月がつに東亜とうあキネマを退社たいしゃした元等持院撮影所長もととうじいんさつえいしょちょうの小笹おざさを撮影所長さつえいしょちょうに迎むかえ、当時とうじ21歳さいのマキノ正博まさひろが撮影部長さつえいぶちょうに、19歳さいのマキノ満男みつおが総務そうむ部長ぶちょうにそれぞれ就任しゅうにんした。

    In March of that year, Ozasa, the former head of the Tojiin studio who had left Toa Kinema, was appointed studio head. Makino Masahiro, then 21, became head of filming, while Makino Mitsuo, 19, became head of general affairs.

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

  3. 会議室かいぎしつの予約よやくは総務そうむに頼たのんでください。

    Please ask General Affairs to book the meeting room.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 総務

  • 総general; wholeOnソウKunすべて・すべて・ふさ
  • 務task; dutiesOnムKunつとめる

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