取 締 役(とりしまりやく)

とりしまりやく

noun

company director, board member

formalbusinesslegaloccupation

1. company director, member of the board of directors

A person elected by shareholders to serve on the board of directors of a corporation. Responsible for major business decisions and oversight of company management. A formal legal title under Japanese corporate law.

彼(かれ)は取締役(とりしまりやく)に就任(しゅうにん)した。

He was appointed as a company director.

取締役会(とりしまりやくかい)で新(あたら)しい方針(ほうしん)が決定(けってい)された。

A new policy was decided at the board of directors meeting.

同社(どうしゃ)は社外(しゃがい)取締役(とりしまりやく)を二名(にめい)新(あら)たに迎(むか)え、ガバナンスの強化(きょうか)を図(はか)る。

The company will newly appoint two outside directors to strengthen governance.

Usage

取締役(とりしまりやく) is a formal legal title used in Japanese corporate law (会社法(かいしゃほう)). The word is commonly abbreviated in compound titles.

Common collocations

取締役会(とりしまりやくかい): board of directors (meeting)
代表取締役(だいひょうとりしまりやく): representative director (CEO equivalent)
社外(しゃがい)取締役(とりしまりやく): outside director
常務(じょうむ)取締役(とりしまりやく): managing director
専務(せんむ)取締役(とりしまりやく): senior managing director
取締役(とりしまりやく)に就任(しゅうにん)する: to be appointed as director

Related Words

Related: 取(と)り締(し)まり (control)

Compare: 理事(りじ) (director, board member)

Related: 専務(せんむ) (executive director)

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Added 2026.2.20 17:53 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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