上役

うわやく

Meanings

1. Noun one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

Kanji

• 上 up. Read as うわ.
• 役 role. Read as ヤク.

Example sentences

• 上役に反対することは彼も勇気のある男だ。
  It is courageous of him to oppose his boss.
• 彼女は上役と浮気をしている。
  She's having an affair with her boss.
• 秘書は上役の言ったことを書き留めた。
  The secretary noted down what her boss had said.
• トムは会社に遅刻して上役に叱られた。
  Tom was scolded by his boss getting to work late.

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