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重役 (じゅうやく) — director | JLPT N2 · Nihongo Circle

重役

じゅうやく

noun

Meanings

1director
2high executive
3(company) director
4executive
5top management
6important post
7role with heavy responsibilities

Example sentence

ドアにいちばん近い駐車場所は重役専用です。

The parking spaces nearest the door are reserved for executives.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

重Heavy, Important, Esteem9 strokes 役Duty, War, Campaign7 strokes

More words with 重

重宝ちょうほう · convenientN1 重複ちょうふく · duplicationN1 重複じゅうふく · duplicationN1 比重ひじゅう · specific gravityN1 重量じゅうりょう ·

Full entry on Jisho

heavyweight

N2

重力じゅうりょく · gravityN2

厳重げんじゅう · strictN2

八重やえ · eightfold

More words with 役

主役しゅやく · leading partN2 役目やくめ · dutyN2 役所やくしょ · government officeN2 役人やくにん · government officialN2 役やく · roleN3 役割やくわり · assigning (allotment of) partsN3 取締役とりしまりやく · company director 役場やくば · town hallN1

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