Word Meaning 司る

つかさどる tsukasadoru

司る is read as つかさどる (tsukasadoru) and means to rule.

Meaning

English

  1. to rule
  2. to govern
  3. to control
  4. to be in charge of
  5. to manage
  6. to direct
  7. to administer
  8. to preside over

Reading

Kana

つかさどる

Romaji

tsukasadoru

Writing Variants

  • 司どる つかさどる tsukasadoru
  • 掌る つかさどる tsukasadoru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 23823 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

司法

しほう

administration of justice

司会

しかい

leading a meeting

司書

ししょ

librarian

司令官

しれいかん

commandant

司令部

しれいぶ

headquarters

司会者

しかいしゃ

chairman

司法裁判

しほうさいばん

judicial trial

司令

しれい

command

司教

しきょう

bishop (Catholic)

司法書士

しほうしょし

judicial scrivener

司法権

しほうけん

judicial power

司直

しちょく

judge

Example Sentences

1

かみはばんぶつをつかさどるとしんじられている。

God is believed to rule over all things.