ぶちょう
Meanings
Noun
1. head (chief, director) of a section or department
I can't do that, Director!
2. head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
This club only has two people, me and the president, doesn't it?
Pitch accent
ぶ
ちょう
Composed of
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Used in vocabulary (22 in total)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
general manager; director-general
police sergeant
Examples (36 in total)
The department head is asking for you.
I can't do that, Director!
The department head meeting had begun.
I have assumed the position of department head.
I was chosen as head of the soccer club.
The department head was visibly flustered.
I am no longer the department head.
What do you think, Department Head?
He's after the department head's post.
I'm not at the manager's beck and call.
I got chewed out by the department head.
The department head loves this sort of event, you know.
Last night our department head was completely plastered.
I will take the position of department head by my own ability.
He's good at buttering up the department head.
That's because the club president is busy with homework.
The department head turned down my proposal.
The president appointed a new manager.
I hear he's going to take the post of department manager.
The whole meeting was nothing but the department head bragging.
All the other department heads have agreed.
Apparently the department head has a hand in that plan too.
We decided to leave the final decision to the department head.
At the meeting, the president's and the department head's views clashed head-on.
With this, the position of the next department head is decided!
For all that, the department head seemed to be well respected.
Pressured by subordinates, the department head changed the policy.
He skipped over section chief and became department head.
The production manager answered in a low voice.
The document was distributed to all department heads.
He got the section chief's daughter pregnant and was demoted.
We agreed to leave the directing to the club president, didn't we?
Just now, there was a phone call from the department head at your organization.
Mr. Tanaka is first on the list of candidates for the next department head.
This club only has two people, me and the president, doesn't it?
If the plant is completed next year, a new production manager will have to be hired.