# 宰 — preside over; steward

宰 means “preside over; steward”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: preside over; steward
- On'yomi: サイ (sai)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Government 2

## How to remember 宰

Parts: 宀 roof · 辛 spicy

## Don't confuse it with

[辛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/spicy/) · [幸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/happiness/) · [辞](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/resign/)

## More in the “Government 2” set

[宰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preside-over/) · [轄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/control/) · [藩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/feudal-domain/) · [勅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-decree/) · [詔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-edict/) · [侯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marquis/) · [吏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/civil-servant/) · [朕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-royal-i/) · [璽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-seal/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preside-over/. Last updated 2026-11-01.