Moto 司: Director; Official; Govt OfficeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シ
- Kun'yomi
- つかさど(る)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 161 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シ)
- 司令官しれいかんcommandant; commanding officer
- 司法しほうadministration of justice
- 上司じょうし(one's) superior; (one's) boss
- 司令部しれいぶheadquarters
- 司会しかいleading a meeting; presiding over a meeting
- 公司こうしcompany; firm (in China)
- 司令しれいcommand; control
- 司会者しかいしゃchairman; moderator
- 行司ぎょうじreferee (in sumo)
- 司法裁判しほうさいばんjudicial trial
- にぎり寿司にぎりずしnigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
- 司教しきょうbishop (Catholic)
- 司書ししょlibrarian
- 司法書士しほうしょしjudicial scrivener; judicial clerk
- 司法権しほうけんjudicial power; jurisdiction
- 司法研修所しほうけんしゅうじょJudicial Research and Training Institute
- 司直しちょくjudge; judiciary
- 司祭しさいpriest; minister
- 大司教だいしきょうarchbishop (Catholic)
- 宮司ぐうじchief priest
- 寿司すしsushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
- 御曹司おんぞうしson of a distinguished family; son of a noble
- 握り寿司にぎりずしnigirizushi; hand-formed sushi with a topping of seafood, etc.
- いなり寿司いなりずしinarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
- おし寿司おしずしoshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
- ちらし寿司ちらしずしchirashi; chirashizushi
- ばら寿司ばらずしtype of sushi with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on the rice
- めはり寿司めはりずしrice ball wrapped in pickled leaf mustard greens
- アメリカ極東軍司令部アメリカきょくとうぐんしれいぶFar East Command; FEC
- クソ上司クソじょうしasshole boss; arsehole boss
- 五目寿司ごもくずしsushi rice mixed with various ingredients (vegetables, fish, etc.)
- 人質司法ひとじちしほうhostage justice; practice of keeping a suspect in police custody in an attempt to force a confession
- 保護司ほごしprobation officer
- 内膳司ないぜんしoffice in charge of the Emperor's meals (ritsuryo system)
- 刑事司法けいじしほうcriminal justice
- 刑事司法制度けいじしほうせいどcriminal justice system
- 副司令ふくしれいdeputy commander
- 副立行司ふくたてぎょうじsecond highest referee
- 厚司あつしelm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
- 司令塔しれいとうcontrol tower; conning tower
- 司令室しれいしつcontrol room
- 司令船しれいせんcommand module (e.g. Apollo's); CM
- 司令長官しれいちょうかんCommander-in-Chief; C-in-C
- 司会役しかいやくmoderator; host
- 司厨士しちゅうしchef (Western cuisine)
- 司厨長しちゅうちょうhead steward (e.g. on a ship)
- 司寇しこうMinister of Justice (Zhou-dynasty China)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 司るつかさどるto rule; to govern
Other readings
- くそ上司クソじょうしasshole boss; arsehole boss
- 下司げすlow-life; sleazebag
- 下司のかんぐりげすのかんぐりputting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
- 下司の勘ぐりげすのかんぐりputting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
- 下司の勘繰りげすのかんぐりputting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
- 下司の後知恵げすのあとぢえhindsight is 20-20 (even for a fool); an afterwit is everybody's wit
- 下司ばるげすばるto be churlish; to be crude
- 会堂司かいどうづかさruler of a synagogue
- 副司ふうすone of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of accounting)
- 司つかさoffice; official
- 司どるつかさどるto rule; to govern
- 司令・機械船しれいきかいせんcommand-service module (e.g. Apollo spacecraft); CSM
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