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Krishna Gautam
What is boss called in Japanese?
Apr 2, 2010 10:03 AM
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上司(じょうし) = Boss in business situation 親分(おやぶん) = Boss in Japanese mafia or bandit groups and it is also used in animation or childish story for fun. 親方(おやかた) = Boss at relatively small office for blue color works such as carpenters , plumbing officers ...etc.
April 2, 2010
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In Japan each office position have one especific name, in formal occasion is mandatory. Others moments you can use only ボス(bosu) Ex: kakarichou, dichou, samchou ...
April 6, 2010
Let me just add something. "Boss" is very general name. You can use "bosu" to mean the highest person in a organization or a section. If you want or need to specify, there are specific names for every different kinds of bosses like the ones Edson-san and alucky-san wrote. Kakarichou, jichou, syachou, kachou, etc. are all one of the じょうしs for entry-level employees.
April 7, 2010
I have never worked under the Japanese supervision before. But, when I was assigned to wrork in Japan, some local Japanese co-workers call me ボス. It sounds like Boss.
April 2, 2010
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