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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 5

司 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

administer; preside

On: シshi スsu
Kun: つかさどるtsukasadoru つかさtsukasa

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

司5 strokes

How to write 司: stroke order

司 has 5 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

司 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 司 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 司

The parts 司 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

一
one
口
mouth; opening
Radical

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JLPT N1 kanji · Chapter 5

眼 eyeOnガン、ゲンKunまなこ、め企 plan; undertakeOnキKunくわだてる、たくらむ津 harbor; shoreOnシンKunつ、しる案 proposal; ideaOnアンKunつくえ、かんがえる策 plan; measureOnサクKunはかりごと、むち、つえ宗 religion; lineageOnシュウ、ソウKunむね提 present; carryOnテイ、チョウ、ダイKunさげる、ひっさげる、ひさげ昭 bright; luminousOnショウKunあきらか密 close; secretOnミツ、ビツKunひそか、ひそかに、こまかい司 administer; presideOnシ、スKunつかさどる、つかさ