常務

じょうむ

Meanings

1. Noun managing director; executive director See also: 常務取締役 (じょうむとりしまりやく).
2. routine business; regular business

Kanji

• 常 usual. Read as ジョウ.
• 務 duty. Read as ム.

Example sentences

• 会議の席で常務は、開口一番何を言ったと思う。大規模なリストラ計画を発表したんだよな。
  Guess what the managing director started off the meeting by saying. The first thing out of his mouth was an announcement of some major restructuring.

Common phrases

• 常務を務める

Words containing 常務

• 常務取締役 (じょうむとりしまりやく) managing director

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