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KANJI

司

5 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

つかさどる

ON 音

シ

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	口 Radical name: くち
Meaning:	Director, official, govt office, rule, administer
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 800 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N2	司会(しかい)	chairmanship
N1	司法(しほう)	administration of justice
N1	上司(じょうし)	superior authorities, boss
N1	司(つかさど)る	to rule, to govern, to administer

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