# 督 — supervise; urge

督 means “supervise; urge”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: トク (toku). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: supervise; urge
- On'yomi: トク (toku)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Work

## How to remember 督

Parts: 叔 uncle younger than one's parent · 目 eye

## Don't confuse it with

[寂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lonely/) · [淑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ladylike/)

## More in the “Work” set

[佐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/assist/) · [督](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/supervise/) · [就](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-up-a-post/) · [僚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/colleague/) · [功](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/merit/) · [稼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/earn/) · [嘱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commission/) · [罷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dismiss/)

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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/supervise/. Last updated 2026-11-01.