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    3. 主席

    主席

    主しゅ席せき

    head

    KMT2News #2+2NounWork & CareerKanji Vocab15 strokes

    首席

    しゅせき

    Noun

    1.
    head, chief
    2.
    chairman, governor, president
    3.
    top student, head of the class
    4.
    top seat, first desk (in orchestra)

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    会かい議ぎの主しゅ席せきは彼かれです。

    He is the chairman of the meeting.

    KMT2Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれはクラスの主しゅ席せきでした。

    He was the top student in the class.

    KMT2EducationDaily Life
    プロジェクトの主しゅ席せきとして、彼かれはチームを成せい功こうに導みちびいた。

    As the head of the project, he led the team to success.

    KMT3Work & Career
    その国くにの主しゅ席せきは、国こく際さい会かい議ぎで重じゅう要ようなスピーチを行おこないました。

    The president of that country gave an important speech at the international conference.

    KMT4Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かの女じょはオーケストラで主しゅ席せきヴァイオリン奏そう者しゃを務つとめている。

    She serves as the principal violinist in the orchestra.

    KMT4Music & EntertainmentWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    主
    ぬし・おも・あるじ…(6)
    lord・chief・master・main thing・principal
    席
    むしろ…(1)
    seat・mat・occasion・place
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