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司 — JLPT N1 Kanji — Detail

Onyomi: シ  ·  Kunyomi: つかさど.る  ·  Meanings: administer, director, govt office, official, rule

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Unicode: 53F8 Strokes: 5
JLPT N1
Meanings
administer, director, govt office, official, rule
Onyomi
Kunyomi
つかさど.る
Name Readings
つ, つか, つかさ
JLPT
N1
Grade
4
Frequency
-
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Vocabulary Examples

Word Reading Meaning Meta
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system) Noun
つかさ office, official Noun
司会 しかい leading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
司る つかさどる to be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
司令部 しれいぶ headquarters common Noun
司祭 しさい priest, minister, pastor Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
司教 しきょう bishop (Catholic) Noun
司書 ししょ librarian Noun
司会者 しかいしゃ chairman, moderator, toastmaster, master of ceremonies, chairperson, host (of a TV show, etc.) common Noun
司令官 しれいかん commandant, commanding officer, general common Noun
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