課長
かちょう
hepburn kachou
section chief, section manager
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 課長に書類を見せました。I showed the documents to the section chief.
- 来月、課長になる予定です。I am scheduled to become section chief next month.
Collocations
課長になる課長に相談する営業課長課長代理課長会議
Mnemonic
課長 kachou — 課 (section, division) + 長 (chief, head). 課 is a small unit within a company or office; 長 is its head. In a typical Japanese firm the ranks rise 係長 → 課長 → 部長. It also attaches after a name as a title: 田中課長.
Quick check
Which rank is directly above 課長 in a Japanese company?