5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N1

director, official, govt office, rule, administer

Kun'yomi
  • to be in charge of ②to rule
On'yomi
  • office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
Nanori
  • つか
  • office ②chief ③person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

93.7%
つかさ 3.2%
つかさど 3.0%

Character Breakdown

director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

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References

Unicode hex code 53F8
JIS X 0208 1-27-42
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 877
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 698
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2931
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3257
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 842
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 861
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 412
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 400
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 524
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 451
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1204
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 318
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1881
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d2.14
Four corner code 1762.0
De Roo Code 3549