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司

director
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingつかさど.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. directorRtK
  2. official
  3. govt office
  4. rule
  5. administer
  1. to be in charge of
  2. to manage
  3. to direct
  4. to administer
  5. to preside over

Popular Usage

司会

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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clothes hanger · coat hanger · one (一) · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2007

Compound words

司会しかい
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship; chairman
公司コンス
company (in China); firm
行司ぎょうじ
referee
司るつかさどる
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to administer; to preside over
司書ししょ
librarian
司法しほう
administration of justice; judicature
司令しれい
command; commander; commandant
上司じょうし
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
寿司すし
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
司会者しかいしゃ
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson
司令官しれいかん
commandant; commanding officer; general
司令部しれいぶ
headquarters
司法裁判しほうさいばん
judicial trial
にぎり寿司にぎりずし
nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
宮司ぐうじ
chief priest
司寇しこう
Minister of Justice (Zhou dynasty China)
壽司すし
sushi
握寿司にぎりずし
nigirizushi
会堂司かいどうづかさ
ruler of a synagogue
御曹司おんぞうし
son of a distinguished family
国司舘こくしのたち
provincial governor's office
寿司飯すしめし
rice seasoned with vinegar, sugar and salt, used for preparing sushi
鮒寿司ふなずし
funazushi
握り寿司にぎりずし
nigirizushi

Additional Examples

彼は米国に発つ前に東京にいる上司に会いたいと思った。
He wanted to see his boss in Tokyo before leaving for America.tatoeba
彼は上司を殺そうと企んだが実行しなかった。
He planned to murder his boss, but did not carry it out.tatoeba
彼は上司の命令に従わざるをえなかった。
He cannot help accepting his boss's order.tatoeba
彼は上司の受けが悪い。
He gets along badly with his boss.tatoeba
司会者を伴うこともある。
It is sometimes performed in the presence of an emcee.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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