What does kanji 帥 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 帥 is commander.

How is kanji 帥 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 帥 are スイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 帥?

The main radical for kanji 帥 is 巾.

What words use kanji 帥?

Example words that use kanji 帥 include 帥, 統帥, 総帥, マ元帥.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

帥

Meaning

Kanji 帥

commander

commander, leading troops, governor

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: スイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2016
Strokes: 9
Radical: 巾
Components: ｜ • 口 • 巾
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 阜 • 追 • 師 • 桘 • 蛗

Related vocabulary

Showing 12 common entries

Showing 12 of 15 entries that include this kanji.

帥

そち

director of the Dazaifu

統帥

とうすい

supreme command

総帥

そうすい

commander-in-chief

マ元帥

マげんすい

General Douglas MacArthur

巨帥

きょすい

chief of bandits

将帥

しょうすい

commander

大元帥

だいげんすい

commander-in-chief

大宰帥

おおみこともちのかみ

director of the dazaifu (ritsuryō system)

元帥府

げんすいふ

Supreme Military Council (1898-1945)

志帥会

しすいかい

Shisuikai (faction of the Liberal Democratic Party)

大元帥明王

たいげんみょうおう

Atavaka (guardian deity)

統帥権

とうすいけん

supreme command authority (of the emperor)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はついに元帥に昇進した。

He was finally promoted to marshal.

彼女は巨大企業の総帥だ。

She is the leader of the giant corporation.

軍の統帥権は誰にあるのか。

Who holds the supreme command of the military?

優れた将帥は兵士を大切にする。

A great commander values their soldiers.

彼はその秘密結社の総帥として知られている。

He is known as the leader of that secret society.