司

Meanings

director, official, govt office, rule, administer

ES: dirigir, gobernar, ordenar

Common words

• 司会しかいleading a meeting, presiding over a meeting, officiating at a ceremony, chairmanship
• 司るつかさどるto be in charge of, to manage, to direct, to administer, to preside over
• 司法しほうadministration of justice, judicature
• 上司じょうし(one's) superior, (one's) boss, the higher-ups
• 公司コンスcompany (in China), firm
• 行司ぎょうじreferee
• 司書ししょlibrarian
• 司令しれいcommand, commander, commandant

Example sentences

• 市長しちょうは市政しせいを司つかさどる。

  The mayor administers the affairs of the city.

  El alcalde administra los asuntos de la ciudad.

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• 彼は私の上司です。

  He is my boss.

  Él es mi jefe.

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• 上司に怒られてしまう。

  The boss'll have my head.

  El jefe se va a enfadar conmigo.

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• 上司じょうしに残業ざんぎょうさせられたんだよ。

  My boss made me work overtime.

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