Vocabulary

What does 主任 (しゅにん, shunin) mean?

主任 (しゅにん, shunin) means person in charge, chief, head of section.

Quick facts
Readingしゅにん
Romajishunin
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
しゅにん
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshunin

person in charge, chief, head of section

  1. 1noun person in charge; senior staff; manager

Example sentences

  • I'll decide after consulting with the chief.

  • She serves as the chief of the accounting department.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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