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Minna no Nihongo Lesson 21 – Vocabulary Reference

Expanded vocabulary on administrative units and positions for organizational discussion.
役職名（やくしょくめい） Job titles
Government
WorkplaceMeaningJob titleMeaning
国（くに）state, government首相（しゅしょう）（内閣（ないかく）総理（そうり）大臣（だいじん））prime minister
都道府県（とどうふけん）prefecture, city知事（ちじ）provincial governor, mayor
市（し）city (in prefecture)市長（しちょう）mayor
町（まち）neighborhood町長（ちょうちょう）neighborhood chief
村（むら）village村長（そんちょう）village chief

Education
Job titleMeaning
大学（だいがく）university
高等（こうとう）学校（がっこう）high school
中学校（ちゅうがっこう）junior high school
小学校（しょうがっこう）elementary school
幼稚園（ようちえん）kindergarten

Company
Job titleMeaning
会長（かいちょう）chairman
社長（しゃちょう）CEO
重役（じゅうやく）board member
部長（ぶちょう）department manager
課長（かちょう）team leader

Hospital
Job titleMeaning
院長（いんちょう）hospital director
部長（ぶちょう）department head, head of division
婦長（ふちょう）head nurse

Bank
Job titleMeaning
頭取（とうどり）director
支店長（してんちょう）branch manager, branch director

Station
Job titleMeaning
駅長（えきちょう）station master

Other
Job titleMeaning
警察（けいさつ）police
署長（しょちょう）police chief, station chief
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