Japanese symbol for “responsibilities”
主管事項
しゅかんじこう
Romaji: shukanjikou
(one's) areas of responsibility; matters under one's charge; responsibilities
In Japanese, responsibilities is 主管事項, read しゅかんじこう (shukanjikou).
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Meanings
- n (one's) areas of responsibility; matters under one's charge; responsibilities
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim; insistence; assertion |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 主催 | しゅさい shusai | sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing |
| 主要 | しゅよう shuyou | chief; main; principal |
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control; management (e.g. of a business) |
| 保管 | ほかん hokan | charge; custody; safekeeping |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
See also: Chinese symbol for “responsibilities”.
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.