Japanese word

理事

Pronunciation

Romajiriji

Meaning

  • noundirector

Example

その団体の理事です。so no dan tai no ri ji de su

I am a director of the organization.

Illustration for 理事 (director)

More examples

理事として会議に参加します。ri ji to shi te kai gi ni san ka shi ma su

I will attend the meeting as a director.

Core concept

Describes a role that helps set an organization's direction by taking part in its formal decisions.

Common phrases

  • 理事になるri ji ni na ru

    become a director

  • 理事として働くri ji to shi te hatara ku

    work as a director

Similar words

役員yakuin: A person with an official management role in an organization.
取締役torishimariyaku: A member of a company's board who takes part in managing the company.

Definition in Japanese

組織の運営について話し合い、方針や重要事項を決める役職またはその人。so shiki no un ei ni tsu i te hana shi a i hō shin ya jū yō ji kō o ki me ru yaku shoku ma ta wa so no hito

Word origin

理事 (riji, "managing affairs") is a Sino-Japanese compound of 理 (ri, "order and reason") and 事 (ji, "matter or affair").

Usage tips

  • A company director is often a board member, so the English word director has an organizational meaning alongside its meaning for film and theater.

Other meanings

  • board membernoun

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