課長

かちょう · kachou · JLPT N4 · noun

director

💼 課長 = section (課) + chief (長): the chief of a section

課 (ka) is a section or division of a company; 長 (chou) means chief or head, the same suffix as in 社長 (company president) and 部長 (department head). Swap the first kanji and you move up or down the office ladder.

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