Word Meaning 上司

じょうし joushi

上司 is read as じょうし (joushi) and means (one's) superior.

Meaning

English

  1. (one's) superior
  2. (one's) boss
  3. the higher-ups

Reading

Kana

じょうし

Romaji

joushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

糞上司

くそじょうし

asshole boss

上級

じょうきゅう

upper level

上旬

じょうじゅん

first 10 days of month

上唇

じょうしん

labrum

上機嫌

じょうきげん

good humour (humor)

上告審

じょうこくしん

appeal hearing

上納

じょうのう

payment to the government

上げ潮

あげしお

surge (in popularity, power, etc.)

上滑り

うわすべり

sliding along a surface

上端

じょうたん

upper end

上棟

じょうとう

raising the ridgepole

上策

じょうさく

excellent plan

Example Sentences

10

わたしのじょうしはとてもきびしい。

My boss is very strict.

あたらしいじょうしにあいさつした。

I greeted my new boss.

He is my boss.

She was my boss.

Is the boss in a good mood today?

The look on my boss's face was severe.

The boss bawled me out.

Is that your boss by the window?

I also received advice from my superior.

He gets along badly with his boss.