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局長 (きょくちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
bureau director ; office chief ; station chief
A title for the person in charge of an organization or division called a 局. The exact English title depends on the institution, e.g. director, chief, manager, or station head.
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The new bureau director greeted the staff.
Similar words 部ぶ 長ちょう 部長 is the head of a 部, such as a company department; 局長 is the head of a 局, often in government, media, or administrative organizations.
課か 長ちょう 課長 is a section chief and is usually a lower-ranking title than 部長 or 局長 in many organizational hierarchies.
所しょ 長ちょう 所長 is the head of a place or office called a 所, such as a research institute or local office, while 局長 heads a 局.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 局, meaning a bureau, office, station, or administrative division, and 長, meaning chief or head.
