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How to say 'Chief' in Japanese | 長官

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The Japanese word for Chief is 'Choukan', written as 長官 in Japanese.'Chief' in hiragana is ちょうかん.

    word

    長官

    Meaning

    Chief

    Reading

    ちょうかん

    choukan

    Kanji

    Long, Leader Government, Bureaucrat

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '長官 (ちょうかん)' refers to a high-ranking official or chief, typically in a government or organizational context. It is often used to denote someone in a leadership or administrative position, such as the head of a ministry or department. For example: The chief of the police department「警察庁の長官」(けいさつちょうのちょうかん). The minister is the chief of the ministry「大臣は省の長官です」(だいじんはしょうのちょうかんです). This term carries a formal tone and is commonly used in official or bureaucratic settings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3412

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 長官

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Government, Bureaucrat

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'Choukan' means 'Chief' .

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