部長

See also: 部长

Chinese
 
ministry; department; section
ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; (a measure word); (a measure word for works of literature, films, machines, etc.)
 
long; length; forever
long; length; forever; always; constantly; chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop
trad. (部長) 部 長
simp. (部长) 部 长

Pronunciation

Noun

部長

  1. head of department; section chief
  2. minister; secretary
    內政部長／内政部长  ―  nèizhèng bùzhǎng  ―  interior minister
  3. (Penang Hokkien) Prime Minister

Synonyms
  • (minister): (for monarchies) 大臣 (dàchén)

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (部長):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
部 長
ぶ
Grade: 3		 ちょう
Grade: 2

Pronunciation

Noun

部(ぶ)長(ちょう) • (buchō) 

  1. A department chief within a company; analogous to a vice president in an American company.
  2. The head/leader of a 部 (bu) – division, school club, etc.

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
部長

Noun

部長 • (bujang) (hangeul 부장)

  1. Hanja form? of 부장 (“head of department”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
部長

Noun

部長

  1. chữ Hán form of bộ trưởng (“minister”).
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