Kanji
N1 5 strokes Grade 4 freq #759

director, official, govt office, rule, administer

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

mouth kuchi

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

commandant; commanding officer
administration of justice; judicature
(one's) superior; (one's) boss
headquarters
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting
company (in China); firm
command; commander
chairman; moderator
referee
judicial trial

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

nigirizushi; hand-pressed vinegared rice topped with seafood
to be in charge of; to manage

Example sentences

He is in with the boss.

My boss made me work last Sunday.

Professor Morita presided at a meeting of the Chemical Society.

The hostess couldn't possibly put up with his arrogance.