Japanese symbol for “prefect”
監督生
かんとくせい
Romaji: kantokusei
prefect; praepostor
In Japanese, prefect is 監督生, read かんとくせい (kantokusei).
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Meanings
- n prefect; praepostor
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision; control; superintendence |
| 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 |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
See also: Chinese symbol for “prefect”.
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.