局長(きょくちょう)

きょくちょう
noun
bureau chief; director; head of a department
1. bureau chief; director; department head
The head of a bureau, department, or office within a government ministry, broadcasting station, or other large organization.
新(あたら)しい局長(きょくちょう)が着任(ちゃくにん)した。
The new bureau chief took office.
郵便局(ゆうびんきょく)の局長(きょくちょう)に相談(そうだん)した。
I consulted with the post office director.
彼(かれ)は総務(そうむ)局長(きょくちょう)として組織(そしき)の改革(かいかく)に取(と)り組(く)んだ。
As director of general affairs, he worked on organizational reform.

Compound of 局(きょく) (bureau/office/station) and 長(ちょう) (chief/head). A title used in various organizational contexts.

COMMON TYPES:

  • 郵便(ゆうびん)局長(きょくちょう): post office director
  • 放送(ほうそう)局長(きょくちょう): broadcasting station director
  • 総務(そうむ)局長(きょくちょう): director of general affairs
  • 税務(ぜいむ)局長(きょくちょう): tax bureau chief

JAPANESE ORGANIZATIONAL HIERARCHY:
In government ministries, 局長(きょくちょう) ranks below 次官(じかん) (vice-minister) and above 課長(かちょう) (section chief). The hierarchy typically runs: 大臣(だいじん) → 次官(じかん) → 局長(きょくちょう) → 部長(ぶちょう) → 課長(かちょう).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 部長(ぶちょう): department head — lower rank in government; equivalent level in many companies
  • 課長(かちょう): section chief — a more junior management position
  • 所長(しょちょう): director of an institute or office — used for research institutes, branch offices
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