書記官|しょきかんshokikan[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Definitions
  1. nounsecretary
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related秘書ひしょNeutralThe everyday word for a secretary, centred on handling affairs for an individual; 「書記官」 is an official court or diplomatic post.
  • Related書記しょきNeutralA person in charge of records and documents; the word has wide uses, including party or union secretary posts, while 「書記官」 is an official post name.
  • RelatedクラークNeutralLoanword for a clerk or office worker, centred on routine clerical duties.
  • Related事務員じむいんNeutralThe everyday word for a clerk or office worker, centred on clerical duties.
  • RelatedセクレタリーNeutralLoanword for a secretary, used mostly at foreign firms or as a job title; not a civil-service post like 「書記官」.
  • Related秘書官ひしょかんWrittenWritten/formal: a civil-service post, secretary to a minister, centred on assisting the chief.
  • Related事務家じむかWrittenWritten/formal and rare: a person skilled at handling business and affairs efficiently.
  • Related右筆ゆうひつWrittenWritten/formal: one who drafts documents and writes letters on behalf of a lord or superior; mostly samurai-era history, centred on ghostwriting.
  • Related事務屋じむやCasualColloquial for a person doing clerical work, sometimes slightly derogatory; 「書記官」 is a formal official post.

「書記官」 is an official post: at a court it handles official records, at an embassy it is a diplomatic rank, as in 「一等書記官」. For a personal secretary say 「秘書」; for ordinary office clerical staff, 「事務員」. The other words are loanwords or colloquial, written or historical terms for clerks and aides, not this post.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 書記しょきを担当たんとうする官職かんしょく。
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