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Kanji Detail for 司 - "to manage, official, to preside"

司

  • Meaning

    司 means "to manage, official, to preside."

    1. Official - A government servant; a functionary.

    2. To manage - To take charge; to oversee.

    3. To observe - To watch; to investigate.

  • Words using 司

    • 司令官 しれいかん Listen commandant; commanding officer; general
    • 司法 しほう Listen administration of justice; judicature
    • 上司 じょうし Listen (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
    • 司令部 しれいぶ Listen headquarters
    • 司会 しかい Listen leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony
    • 公司 コンス Listen company (in China); firm
    • 司令 しれい Listen command; commander; commandant
    • 司会者 しかいしゃ Listen chairman; moderator; toastmaster

  • Tattoo check: 司

    • Verified meaning: to manage, official, to preside
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, し, つかさ, つとむ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 司

    Given names 司(おさむ)Listen 司(つかさ)Listen 司(つとむ)Listen 司(まもる)Listen

    Surnames 司(し)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shi(シ) シ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    tsukasado.ru(つかさど-る) つかさど-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    manage preside official administer control authority command conduct direct govern guide lead oversee regulate supervise

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.

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