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    3. 係長

    係長

    係かかり長ちょう

    subsection head

    KMT5News #11+1NounWork & CareerKanji Vocab17 strokes

    掛長

    かかりちょう

    Noun

    1.
    subsection head, assistant manager, chief clerk

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    彼かれは営えい業ぎょう部ぶの係かかり長ちょうです。

    He is the subsection head of the sales department.

    KMT4Work & Career
    係かかり長ちょうに書しょ類るいの確かく認にんをお願ねがいしました。

    I asked the subsection head to check the documents.

    KMT5Work & CareerDaily Life
    彼かれは努ど力りょくの末すえ、ついに係かり長ちょうに昇しょう進しんした。

    After much effort, he was finally promoted to subsection head.

    KMT5Work & Career
    係かかり長ちょうから新あたらしいプロジェクトの指し示じがあった。

    The subsection head gave instructions for the new project.

    KMT5Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    係かかり長ちょうとして、部ぶ下かの育いく成せいも重じゅう要ような職しょく務むの一ひとつだ。

    As a subsection head, developing subordinates is one of the important duties.

    KMT6Work & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    係
    かか.る・かかり・-がかり・かか.わる…(1)
    person in charge・connection・duty・concern oneself
    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
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