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
dean (of a university faculty)
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
executive manager
senior executive manager
deputy manager; assistant manager; acting manager
detective-sergeant
senior manager; director; person below the department head with responsibility for a particular area
assistant chief of staff, g2
assistant chief of staff, g1
assistant chief of staff, g3
assistant chief of staff, g2
dean of students
assistant chief of staff, g3
revised by section chief
assistant section or department manager
assistant (to general manager)
branch manager; branch office head; director of a local chapter
Examples (36 in total)
The department head is asking for you.
I can't do that, Director!
The department head meeting had begun.