"司る" meaning in Japanese

See 司る in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [t͡sɨ̥ka̠sa̠do̞ɾɯ̟]
Etymology: Compound of 官 (tsukasa, “position of authority”) + 取る (toru, “to take”). The toru changes to doru as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|官|取る|sort=つかさどる|t1=position of authority|t2=to take|tr1=tsukasa|tr2=toru}} 官 (tsukasa, “position of authority”) + 取る (toru, “to take”), {{ja-lg|rendaku}} rendaku, {{ja-r|連%濁|れん%だく|rom=-}} 連(れん)濁(だく), {{rendaku2|toru|doru|sort=つかさどる}} The toru changes to doru as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)). Head templates: {{ja-verb|つかさどる|tr=trans|type=1}} 司(つかさど)る • (tsukasadoru) transitive godan (stem 司(つかさど)り (tsukasadori), past 司(つかさど)った (tsukasadotta)) Forms: 司る transitive godan [canonical] (ruby: (つかさど)), tsukasadoru [romanization], 司り [stem] (ruby: (つかさど)), 司った [past] (ruby: (つかさど)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 司ら [imperfective], つかさどら [imperfective], tsukasadora [imperfective], 司り [continuative], つかさどり [continuative], tsukasadori [continuative], 司る [terminative], つかさどる [terminative], tsukasadoru [terminative], 司る [attributive], つかさどる [attributive], tsukasadoru [attributive], 司れ [hypothetical], つかさどれ [hypothetical], tsukasadore [hypothetical], 司れ [imperative], つかさどれ [imperative], tsukasadore [imperative], 司られる [passive], つかさどられる [passive], tsukasadorareru [passive], 司らせる [causative], 司らす [causative], つかさどらせる [causative], つかさどらす [causative], tsukasadoraseru [causative], tsukasadorasu [causative], 司れる [potential], つかさどれる [potential], tsukasadoreru [potential], 司ろう [volitional], つかさどろう [volitional], tsukasadorō [volitional], 司らない [negative], つかさどらない [negative], tsukasadoranai [negative], 司らず [continuative, negative], つかさどらず [continuative, negative], tsukasadorazu [continuative, negative], 司ります [formal], つかさどります [formal], tsukasadorimasu [formal], 司った [perfective], つかさどった [perfective], tsukasadotta [perfective], 司って [conjunctive], つかさどって [conjunctive], tsukasadotte [conjunctive], 司れば [conditional, hypothetical], つかさどれば [conditional, hypothetical], tsukasadoreba [conditional, hypothetical], 掌る [alternative, kanji], 宰る [alternative, kanji]
  1. To manage or be in charge of a role or job, in a position of responsibility. Synonyms (manage, be responsible for): 担当する (tantō suru) (ruby: (たん), (とう)), 引き受ける (hikiukeru) (ruby: (), ()), 請け負う (ukeou) (ruby: (), ())
    Sense id: en-司る-ja-verb-pLoDlCwk Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 33 26 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of 'manage, be responsible for': 75 15 10
  2. To rule, control, or administer people or things, from a position of authority. Synonyms (rule, control): 支配する (shihai suru) (ruby: (), (はい)), 統轄する (tōkatsu suru) (ruby: (とう), (かつ)), 管理する (kanri suru) (ruby: (かん), ())
    Sense id: en-司る-ja-verb-NXz7oRBb Categories (other): Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 1 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 33 26 41 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of 'rule, control': 13 87 0
  3. (biology) To carry out a role, to serve a function, as done by an organ of the body.
    Sense id: en-司る-ja-verb-d-mGavZa Categories (other): Biology, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru, Japanese links with manual fragments, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with kun'yomi, Japanese terms with 1 kanji, Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 68 Disambiguation of Japanese godan verbs ending with -ru: 32 26 43 Disambiguation of Japanese links with manual fragments: 33 26 41 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 21 21 58 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 16 17 66 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with kun'yomi: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 1 kanji: 29 36 36 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Nakadaka pitch accent (Tōkyō): 17 12 71 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 21 21 59 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 16 21 63 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 22 20 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 10 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 8 84 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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      "form": "tsukasadoranai",
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      "form": "tsukasadorazu",
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      "form": "司ります",
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      "form": "tsukasadotte",
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      "form": "司れば",
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      "form": "つかさどれば",
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      "form": "tsukasadoreba",
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      "form": "掌る",
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          "english": "the person in charge of or responsible for the accounting work",
          "roman": "kaikei jimu o tsukasadoru mono",
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            [
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          "text": "会計事務を司る者",
          "translation": "the person in charge of or responsible for the accounting work",
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      "glosses": [
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          "sense": "manage, be responsible for",
          "word": "担当する"
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          "roman": "hikiukeru",
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              "う"
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          "sense": "manage, be responsible for",
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              "請",
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              "お"
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          "english": "the god controlling life and death",
          "roman": "seishi o tsukasadoru kami",
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          "roman": "tōkatsu suru",
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        },
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            [
              "呼",
              "こ"
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              "吸",
              "きゅう"
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              "司",
              "つかさど"
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              "ぞう"
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              "き"
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        "(biology) To carry out a role, to serve a function, as done by an organ of the body."
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      "ipa": "[t͡sɨ̥ka̠sa̠do̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
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    "Daijirin"
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  "word": "司る"
}
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      "form": "つかさどる",
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      "form": "つかさどれ",
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      "form": "司れ",
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      "form": "つかさどられる",
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      "form": "tsukasadorareru",
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      "form": "司らせる",
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      "form": "司らす",
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      "form": "つかさどらせる",
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      "form": "つかさどらす",
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      "form": "tsukasadoraseru",
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      "form": "tsukasadorasu",
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      "form": "つかさどれる",
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        "potential"
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      "form": "tsukasadoreru",
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        "potential"
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      "form": "司ろう",
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      "form": "つかさどろう",
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      "form": "tsukasadorō",
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        "volitional"
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      "form": "司らない",
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    {
      "form": "つかさどらない",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "tsukasadoranai",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "司らず",
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      "form": "つかさどらず",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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      "form": "tsukasadorazu",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "negative"
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      "form": "司ります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    {
      "form": "つかさどります",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
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      "form": "tsukasadorimasu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "formal"
      ]
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      "form": "司った",
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        "perfective"
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    {
      "form": "つかさどった",
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        "perfective"
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      "form": "tsukasadotta",
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      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "form": "司って",
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      "form": "つかさどって",
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        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "tsukasadotte",
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        "conjunctive"
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      "form": "司れば",
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      "form": "つかさどれば",
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        "conditional",
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      "form": "tsukasadoreba",
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        "conditional",
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      "form": "掌る",
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        "alternative",
        "kanji"
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      "form": "宰る",
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      "expansion": "司(つかさど)る • (tsukasadoru) transitive godan (stem 司(つかさど)り (tsukasadori), past 司(つかさど)った (tsukasadotta))",
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  "pos": "verb",
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              25
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              7
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              11,
              23
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              42
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          "english": "the person in charge of or responsible for the accounting work",
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              "会",
              "かい"
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              "計",
              "けい"
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          "text": "会計事務を司る者",
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        "To manage or be in charge of a role or job, in a position of responsibility."
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        [
          "manage",
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          "in charge",
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              3,
              5
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              8,
              19
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          "english": "the god controlling life and death",
          "roman": "seishi o tsukasadoru kami",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "生",
              "せい"
            ],
            [
              "死",
              "し"
            ],
            [
              "司",
              "つかさど"
            ],
            [
              "神",
              "かみ"
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          ],
          "text": "生死を司る神",
          "translation": "the god controlling life and death",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To rule, control, or administer people or things, from a position of authority."
      ],
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        [
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          "rule"
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        [
          "control",
          "control"
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          "administer",
          "administer"
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              19
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              3,
              5
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              15,
              22
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          "english": "The organ that handles breathing is the lungs.",
          "roman": "Kokyū o tsukasadoru zōki wa hai desu.",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "呼",
              "こ"
            ],
            [
              "吸",
              "きゅう"
            ],
            [
              "司",
              "つかさど"
            ],
            [
              "臓",
              "ぞう"
            ],
            [
              "器",
              "き"
            ],
            [
              "肺",
              "はい"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "呼吸を司る臓器は肺です。",
          "translation": "The organ that handles breathing is the lungs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To carry out a role, to serve a function, as done by an organ of the body."
      ],
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        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "role",
          "role"
        ],
        [
          "function",
          "function"
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        [
          "organ",
          "organ"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(biology) To carry out a role, to serve a function, as done by an organ of the body."
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
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    {
      "other": "つかさどる"
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      "ipa": "[t͡sɨ̥ka̠sa̠do̞ɾɯ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shihai suru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "支",
          "し"
        ],
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          "配",
          "はい"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "rule, control",
      "word": "支配する"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tōkatsu suru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "統",
          "とう"
        ],
        [
          "轄",
          "かつ"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "rule, control",
      "word": "統轄する"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kanri suru",
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          "管",
          "かん"
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        [
          "理",
          "り"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "rule, control",
      "word": "管理する"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tantō suru",
      "ruby": [
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          "担",
          "たん"
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          "当",
          "とう"
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      "sense": "manage, be responsible for",
      "word": "担当する"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hikiukeru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "引",
          "ひ"
        ],
        [
          "受",
          "う"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "manage, be responsible for",
      "word": "引き受ける"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ukeou",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "請",
          "う"
        ],
        [
          "負",
          "お"
        ]
      ],
      "sense": "manage, be responsible for",
      "word": "請け負う"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "司る"
}

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