Japanese symbol for “viceroy”
総督
そうとく
Romaji: soutoku
governor-general; governor; viceroy
In Japanese, viceroy is 総督, read そうとく (soutoku).
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Meanings
- n governor-general; governor; viceroy
Written forms: 総督、總督. Readings: そうとく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “viceroy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 太守 | たいしゅ taishu | viceroy; governor-general |
| 副王 | ふくおう fukuou | viceroy; vice-king |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 総理 | そうり souri | prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier |
| 総裁 | そうさい sousai | president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank) |
| 総会 | そうかい soukai | general meeting |
| 総数 | そうすう sousuu | total (number); count |
| 総務 | そうむ soumu | general affairs; general business; manager |
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision; control; superintendence |
| 提督 | ていとく teitoku | admiral; commodore |
See also: Chinese symbol for “viceroy”.
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.