長官 (Choukan) — secretary (government) · Japanese Dictionary · Nantoka

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Choukan

長官 (Choukan) is a Japanese noun meaning “secretary (government), director, chief”.

Meanings

nounsecretary (government); director; chief

Examples

長官は彼に全権を委任した。
The governor invested him with full authority.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 長官

長long 官bureaucrat

Related words

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