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How to say 'President' or 'CEO' in Japanese | 社長

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The Japanese word for President or CEO is 'Shachou', written as 社長 in Japanese.'President' or 'CEO' in hiragana is しゃちょう.

    word

    社長

    Meaning

    President, CEO

    Reading

    しゃちょう

    shachou

    Kanji

    社Company 長Long, Leader

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '社長 (しゃちょう)' refers to the president or CEO of a company. It is a formal title used to address or refer to the highest-ranking executive in a business organization. This term is commonly used in professional settings and carries a sense of respect and authority. For example: The president of the company is very busy「社長はとても忙しい」(しゃちょうはとてもいそがしい). I met the CEO yesterday「昨日社長に会いました」(きのうしゃちょうにあいました). Note that '社長' is often used in combination with honorifics, such as '社長さん' or '社長様', to show additional respect.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    2

    Frequency

    1231

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 社長

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    社

    Meaning

    Company

  • kanji

    長

    Meaning

    Long, Leader

Words Related to 社長 Through the Kanji 社

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 社 as well.

  • word

    社会

    Meaning

    Society

  • word

    会社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    社

    Meaning

    Company

  • word

    社員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    神社

    Meaning

    Shrine

  • word

    社会人

    Meaning

    Working adult

  • word

    商社

    Meaning

    Trading company

  • word

    新聞社

    Meaning

    Newspaper company

  • word

    社会科学

    Meaning

    Social science

  • word

    社説

    Meaning

    Editorial

  • word

    出版社

    Meaning

    Publisher

  • word

    社債

    Meaning

    Corporate bonds

  • word

    社内

    Meaning

    In company

  • word

    本社

    Meaning

    Headquarters

  • word

    入社

    Meaning

    Joining

  • word

    自社

    Meaning

    Own company

Words Related to 社長 Through the Kanji 長

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 長 as well.

  • word

    長い

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長

    Meaning

    Head, Chief

  • word

    長さ

    Meaning

    Length

  • word

    長女

    Meaning

    Eldest daughter

  • word

    長期

    Meaning

    Long term

  • word

    長袖

    Meaning

    Long sleeve

  • word

    駅長

    Meaning

    Stationmaster

  • word

    会長

    Meaning

    Chairman

  • word

    学長

    Meaning

    President

  • word

    議長

    Meaning

    Chairperson

  • word

    長官

    Meaning

    Chief

  • word

    成長

    Meaning

    Growth

  • word

    部長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    延長

    Meaning

    Extension, Prolongation

  • word

    長男

    Meaning

    Eldest son

  • word

    校長

    Meaning

    Principal

  • word

    課長

    Meaning

    Manager

  • word

    長年

    Meaning

    Many years

  • word

    年長

    Meaning

    Older

  • word

    長らく

    Meaning

    Long

  • word

    長話

    Meaning

    Long talk

  • word

    長所

    Meaning

    Strength

  • word

    長持ち

    Meaning

    Durability

  • word

    長生き

    Meaning

    Long life

  • word

    長引く

    Meaning

    Prolong

  • word

    長方形

    Meaning

    Rectangle

  • word

    身長

    Meaning

    Height

  • word

    船長

    Meaning

    Captain

  • word

    長続き

    Meaning

    Lasting

  • word

    細長い

    Meaning

    Slender

  • word

    院長

    Meaning

    Director

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What does 'Shachou' (社長) mean?

'Shachou' means 'President' or 'CEO' .

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