# 司 — administer; director

司 means “administer; director”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: つかさど(る) (tsukasadoru). You'll see it in words such as 司る (tsukasadoru, “to be in charge of; to manage”).

- Meaning: administer; director
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: つかさど(る) (tsukasadoru)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Government

## How to remember 司

Parts: 一 one; floor · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 司

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 司る | つかさどる (tsukasadoru) | to be in charge of; to manage |

## Don't confuse it with

[可](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/possible/) · [何](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/what/) · [事](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/matter/) · [河](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/large-river/)

## More in the “Government” set

[司](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/administer/) · [庁](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/government-agency/) · [令](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/order/) · [臣](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/retainer/)

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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/n2-kanji/administer/. Last updated 2026-11-01.