JLPT N4 · Noun

課長 (kachou)

課長 (かちょう, kachou) is a Japanese noun meaning “section manager; section chief”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かちょう
Romaji: kachou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

section manager; section chief · noun

Example sentences

私は課長に任命された。

I was appointed to section chief.

Tatoeba #157978

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 課長

課

chapter, lesson, sectionカ · 15 strokes

長

long, leader, superiorチョウ・なが.い・おさ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 課長.

課かlesson課程かていcourse課題かだいsubject課税かぜいtaxation日課にっかdaily routine課外かがいextracurricular長いながいlong (distance, length)社長しゃちょうcompany president校長こうちょうprincipal部長ぶちょうhead (chief, director) of a section or department身長しんちょうheight (of a person)成長せいちょうgrowth生長せいちょうgrowth (of a plant)議長ぎちょうchair

Source: JMdict entry 1195840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.