JLPT N2 · Noun

重役 (juuyaku)

重役 (じゅうやく, juuyaku) is a Japanese noun meaning “(company) director; executive”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じゅうやく
Romaji: juuyaku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

(company) director; executive; top management · noun
important post; role with heavy responsibilities · noun

Example sentences

この重役のポストに適当な人物を見つけるには、人材斡旋業者に依頼する必要がある。

We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.

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

Kanji in 重役

重

heavy, important, esteemジュウ・チョウ・え・おも.い · 9 strokes

役

duty, war, campaignヤク・エキ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 重役.

重いおもいheavy重視じゅうしregarding as important重体じゅうたいserious condition重大じゅうだいserious重要じゅうようimportant慎重しんちょうcareful貴重きちょうprecious尊重そんちょうrespect体重たいじゅう(body) weight重なるかさなるto be piled up重ねるかさねるto pile up厳重げんじゅうstrict重点じゅうてんimportant point重量じゅうりょうweight

Source: JMdict entry 1336770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.