Memory phrase for the Kanji: 司


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Meaning administer, govern, rule

Pronunciation

SHI
tsukasadoru

Explanation

Mnemonic


 
In a corner ⌝ is sb. who throws a sheet 一 of paper in the wastebasket 口: In the administration.

Radicals

mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
administer, governPictograph: part of a buttock and anus of a civil servant to symbolize administration.
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 Vocabulary

寿司 すし  Sushi (food)
司る つかさどる  to rule, to govern, to administer
司令 しれい  command, control, commander
宮司 ぐうじ  chief priest, Shinto high priest
上司 じょうし  superior authorities, boss
司会 しかい  chairmanship
司法 しほう  administration of justice

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