司 — kanji meaning “director”
司
director, official, govt office, rule, administer
- Meanings
- director, official, govt office, rule, administer
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- つかさど.る
- Name readings
- つ、つか、つかさ
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #759 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- sī — Chinese character page
Words with 司
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 司法 | しほう shihou | administration of justice; judicature |
| 司会 | しかい shikai | leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony |
| 寿司 | すし sushi | sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc. |
| 司令 | しれい shirei | command; commander; commandant |
| 司書 | ししょ shisho | librarian |
| 司祭 | しさい shisai | priest; minister; pastor |
| 司教 | しきょう shikyou | bishop (Catholic) |
| 公司 | コンス konsu | company (in China); firm |
| 宮司 | ぐうじ guuji | chief priest |
| 行司 | ぎょうじ gyouji | referee |
| 大司教 | だいしきょう daishikyou | archbishop (Catholic) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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