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司

Director

WaniKani level 15JLPT N1Joyo grade 4Top 500-1,000 · #7595 strokes

Meanings

Director, Official, Govt Office, Rule, Administer

On'yomi

し

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

つかさど.る

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 司

司 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

司 (Director) is taught on WaniKani at level 15 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #759 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 15

寺岩帰春昼晴秋計列区坂式

Words using 司

にぎり寿司にぎりずしnigirizushi公司コンスcompany (in China)行司ぎょうじreferee司るつかさどるto be in charge of司会しかいleading a meeting司会者しかいしゃchairman司書ししょlibrarian司法しほうadministration of justice司令しれいcommand司令官しれいかんcommandant司令部しれいぶheadquarters

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