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督

Direct
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingトク
JōyōGrade 8Level 29

Verbs with «督»

監督する
  1. urge
  2. demand
  3. importunity

Popular Usage

監督

Radicals and components

Radical目eye
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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uncle · above · small (小) · little (小) · crotch · eye (目)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 776

Compound words

監督かんとく
supervision; control; superintendence; direction; director
総督そうとく
governor-general; governor; viceroy
督促とくそく
urge; demand; importunity
家督かとく
heir
基督キリスト
Christ
督励とくれい
encouragement
總督そうとく
governor-general
監督者かんとくしゃ
superintendent
基督教キリストきょう
Christianity
助監督じょかんとく
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
映画監督えいがかんとく
movie director
家督相続かとくそうぞく
succession to headship of a family
監督するかんとくする
to supervise

Additional Examples

彼の仕事は現場の労働者を監督することだった。
His work was supervising the labourers on the site.tatoeba
代表取締役は取締役の職務の執行を監督するものだ。
The Representative Director supervises Directors' performance of duties.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Supervise. 叔 + 目 (eye) — watching closely. 監督 — director, coach.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 督

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step