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Kanji Detail for 司 - "manage, preside, official"
司
- Meaning
司 means "manage, preside, official."
Official - A government servant; a functionary.
To manage - To take charge; to oversee.
To observe - To watch; to investigate.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
director; official; govt office; rule; administer
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
take charge of, control, manage; officer
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Si
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To be in charge. Setting up officials and dividing duties, all who are in charge are called 司. Anciently called 有司, 所司, meaning the relevant official. Today, various ministries have divisions based on workload. Those in charge are all called 司長. Others in charge are also called 司. Such as 司事, 司務. | Name for government offices. Under the Qing provincial system, there were 布政司 and 按察司, separately handling revenue and justice, called 藩 and 臬, the two 司. Also, county inspectors were called 分司, colloquially also called 司.
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Sentences including 司
Do you want to have sushi tonight?
My boss turned down his proposal.
He is gets in bad with his boss.
They often make fun of the boss.
She told her boss what she had in mind.
He is my boss.
My boss is suffering from a bad cold.
The boss will be angry at me.
He made believe not to hear his boss.
I don't like sushi.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
先生は例月その日になると雑司ヶ谷の墓地にある或る仏へ花を手向けに行く習慣なのだそうである。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
賑かな町の方へ一｜丁ほど歩くと、私も散歩がてら雑司ヶ谷へ行ってみる気になった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が始めてその曇りを先生の眉間に認めたのは、雑司ヶ谷の墓地で、不意に先生を呼び掛けた時であった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「先生｜雑司ヶ谷の銀杏はもう散ってしまったでしょうか」「まだ空坊主にはならないでしょう」先生はそう答えながら私の顔を見守った」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は忽ち雑司ヶ谷で「先生」と呼び掛けた時の記憶を強く思い起した。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「君は私がなぜ毎月雑司ヶ谷の墓地に埋っている友人の墓へ参るのか知っていますか」先生のこの問いは全く突然であった」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
雑司ヶ谷にある誰だか分らない人の墓、――これも私の記憶に時々動いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれどもそれから先生が変って来たと思えば、そう思われない事もないのよ」「その人の墓ですか、雑司ヶ谷にあるのは」「それもいわない事になってるからいいません。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は彼の生前に雑司ヶ谷近辺をよくいっしょに散歩した事があります。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私も今その約束通りＫを雑司ヶ谷へ葬ったところで、どのくらいの功徳になるものかとは思いました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は彼の生前に雑司ヶ谷近辺をよくいっしょに散歩した事があります。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私も今その約束通りＫを雑司ヶ谷へ葬ったところで、どのくらいの功徳になるものかとは思いました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha