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    3. 上席

    上席

    上じょう席せき

    seniority

    KMT9News #34+1Noun, ParticleWork & CareerKanji Vocab13 strokes

    じょうせき

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    seniority, precedence, upper seat

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    会かい議ぎでは上じょう席せきに座すわるべきだ。

    You should sit in the upper seat at a meeting.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは社しゃ内ないで私わたしより上じょう席せきだ。

    He is my senior at the company.

    KMT9Work & Career
    新しん入じん社しゃ員いんは、上じょう席せきの指し示じに従したがって業ぎょう務むを遂すい行こうする。

    New employees carry out their duties according to the instructions of their seniors.

    KMT9Work & Career
    彼かの女じょは、その分ぶん野やで長なが年ねんの実じっ績せきを持もつ上じょう席せき研けん究きゅう員いんだ。

    She is a senior researcher with many years of achievements in that field.

    KMT9Work & CareerScience & Math
    役やく員いん会かいでは、経けい験けん豊ほう富ふな上じょう席せきの意い見けんが尊そん重ちょうされる傾けい向こうにある。

    In board meetings, the opinions of experienced senior members tend to be respected.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    席
    むしろ…(1)
    seat・mat・occasion・place
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