Japanese symbol for “controller”
監督
かんとく
Romaji: kantoku
supervision; control; superintendence; direction
In Japanese, controller is 監督, read かんとく (kantoku).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt supervision; control; superintendence; direction
- n director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “controller”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 元締め | もとじめ motojime | manager; controller; administrator |
| 監事 | かんじ kanji | auditor; controller; comptroller |
| コントローラー | コントローラー kontorooraa | controller |
| 管制官 | かんせいかん kanseikan | (air traffic) controller |
| 制御装置 | せいぎょそうち seigyosouchi | controller; control unit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring; watching; observation |
| 監禁 | かんきん kankin | confinement; imprisonment; incarceration |
| 監査 | かんさ kansa | inspection; audit; judgement |
| 監修 | かんしゅう kanshuu | (editorial) supervision; general editorship |
| 監獄 | かんごく kangoku | prison |
| 総督 | そうとく soutoku | governor-general; governor; viceroy |
| 提督 | ていとく teitoku | admiral; commodore |
| 督促 | とくそく tokusoku | urge; demand; importunity |
See also: Chinese symbol for “controller”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.