JLPT N4 · Noun

部長 (buchou)

部長 (ぶちょう, buchou) is a Japanese noun meaning “head (chief, director) of a section or department”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぶちょう
Romaji: buchou
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

head (chief, director) of a section or department · noun
head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team · noun

Example sentences

ＡＢソフトウエアの海外営業部長をご紹介いただけませんか。

Would you please put me in touch with the General Manager of Overseas Sales of AB Software Ltd?

Tatoeba #234888

あなたは充分可愛い女の子の範疇に入ると思います。部長のおめがねには余裕でかなってしまうでしょう。

I think you fall well within 'cute girl'. You'd easily go and pass in his judgement.

Tatoeba #75104

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

Kanji in 部長

部

section, bureau, deptブ・-べ · 11 strokes

長

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 部長.

全部ぜんぶall部屋へやroom学部がくぶfaculty (of a university)部分ぶぶんportion大部分だいぶぶんmost part部ぶdepartment (in an organization, company, etc.)外部がいぶoutside (e.g. of a building)部首ぶしゅradical (of a kanji character)部品ぶひんparts本部ほんぶheadquarters内部ないぶinterior幹部かんぶmanagement警部けいぶpolice inspector部下ぶかsubordinate person

Source: JMdict entry 1499460 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.