Meaning

Primary

Company President

Alternative

President Of A Company

Word Type

noun, suffix

Explanation

The company leader is the company president. Be sure to greet your 社長 with a hearty good morning when they stumble in!

Reading

しゃちょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 社長の思い

    thoughts of the president

    社長のことば

    the words of the president

    社長のはなし

    president's talk, president's story

Context Sentences

社長はミーティング中です。

The company president is in a meeting.

コウイチはトーフグという会社の社長なんですよ。

Koichi is the president of a company called Tofugu.

社長は、中国やアメリカに手を広げ、小さい会社をグローバルビジネスにしました。

The company president has expanded his company to China and the United States, and turned a small company a global business.

Kanji Composition