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6 社長 Company President

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Meaning

Primary

Company President

Alternatives

Manager, Director, President Of A Company

Word Type

noun, suffix

Explanation

The company leader is the company president, manager, or director. Be sure to greet your 社長 with a hearty good morning when s/he stumbles in!

Reading

しゃちょう
Kyoko
(Tokyo accent, female)
Kenichi
(Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Patterns of Use

  • 社長に〜
  • 社長の〜
  • 〜社長
  • 社長が〜
  • 社長〜
  • 〜の社長

Common Word Combinations

  • 社長になる
    to become company president
    社長にする
    to make president
    社長にきく
    to ask the president
  • 社長のはなし
    president's talk, president's story
    社長のことば
    the words of the president
    社長の思い
    thoughts of the president
  • オーナー社長
    president and owner
    ワンマン社長
    an autocratic president
    コウイチ社長
    President Koichi
  • 社長がする
    the president does
    社長が言う
    the president says
    社長がいる
    there is a president
  • 社長さま
    president
    社長たち
    presidents
    社長さん
    president
  • 会社の社長
    president of a company
    トーフグの社長
    president of Tofugu
    うちの社長
    our president, my president

Context Sentences

社長は会ぎ中です。

The company president is in a meeting.

あの人気サービスのねだんを下げるなんて、トーフグの社長はどうかしてるよ。

The president of Tofugu is insane to lower the price of that popular service.

全社員は社長のことを嫌っているが、私は単に彼は少し意地悪なだけだと思っている。

All my coworkers hate my boss, but I just think he’s a little mean.

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