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 of paper in the wastebasket : In the administration.

Radicals

mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square 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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