重役

じゅうやく

Also written おもやく

Meanings

1. Noun (company) director; executive; top management
2. important post; role with heavy responsibilities

Kanji

• 重 heavy. Read as ジュウ.
• 役 role. Read as ヤク.

Example sentences

• われわれは重役と向かい合って座った。
  We sat face to face with executives.
• ほとんどの日本の企業では、少数の重役だけが自分の部屋を持っている。
  In most Japanese companies, only a few executives have a room to themselves.
• ドアにいちばん近い駐車場所は重役専用です。
  The parking spaces nearest the door are reserved for executives.
• その会社に就職して３年も経たないうちに彼は重役になった。
  He had not been employed by the company three years before he become a director.
• この重役のポストに適当な人物を見つけるには、人材斡旋業者に依頼する必要がある。
  We'll need a head hunting agency to find the right man for this executive position.

Words containing 重役

• 三等重役 (さんとうじゅうやく) third-rate company director
• 重役会 (じゅうやっかい) board of directors
• 重役出勤 (じゅうやくしゅっきん) arriving at work late as if one were an executive

And 2 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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