取締役

とりしまりやく

Meanings

1. Noun company director; board member

Kanji

• 取 take. Read as とり.
• 締 tighten. Read as しまる.
• 役 role. Read as ヤク.

Example sentences

• 会社の取締役の何人かは会議のために出張中である。
  Some of the company's executives are out of town for a conference.
• 取締役の演説をどう思いますか。
  What do you think about the president's speech?
• 今回の取締役の人選は見事だ。
  The company director elections were really something this time.

Common phrases

• 取締役を務める
• 新たな取締役

Words containing 取締役

• 代表取締役 (だいひょうとりしまりやく) representative director
• 代表取締役社長 (だいひょうとりしまりやくしゃちょう) president and chief executive officer
• 常務取締役 (じょうむとりしまりやく) managing director

And 10 more.

Word lists

• Encyclopedia

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists