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社長

Company President

Meaning

Company President, President Of A Company

Word Type

noun, suffix

Explanation

The company leader is the company president. Be sure to greet your 社長 with a hearty good morning when they stumble in!

Reading

しゃちょう

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

Common Word Combinations

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

Context Sentences

社長はミーティング中です。

The company president is in a meeting.

コウイチはトーフグという会社の社長なんですよ。

Koichi is the president of a company called Tofugu.

社長は、中国やアメリカに手を広げ、小さい会社をグローバルビジネスにしました。

The company president has expanded his company to China and the United States, and turned a small company a global business.

Kanji Composition