(しょき)

しょき
noun
clerk, secretary; scribe
1. clerk, secretary, recording secretary
A person responsible for keeping records, taking minutes, or handling correspondence in an organization, committee, or political body.
会議(かいぎ)書記(しょき)(つと)める。
To serve as the recording secretary for the meeting.
書記(しょき)議事録(ぎじろく)作成(さくせい)した。
The secretary prepared the minutes.
生徒会(せいとかい)書記(しょき)立候補(りっこうほ)して、選挙(せんきょ)(えら)ばれた。
I ran for secretary of the student council and was elected.

USAGE:

書記(しょき) is used in various organizational contexts:

  • School: 生徒会(せいとかい)書記(しょき) (student council secretary)
  • Political: 書記長(しょきちょう) (secretary-general, as in a political party)
  • Organizational: 会議(かいぎ)書記(しょき) (meeting secretary/minute-taker)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 書記(しょき)(つと)める: to serve as secretary
  • 書記長(しょきちょう): secretary-general
  • 書記(しょき)(かん): clerk (government/court)
  • 議事録(ぎじろく)書記(しょき): minutes secretary

NOTE:
In political contexts, 書記長(しょきちょう) (secretary-general) is a high-ranking position, notably used for the leader of communist parties (共産党(きょうさんとう)書記長(しょきちょう)).