noun

  1. office, official. Usu. 官,司.
  2. chief, head.
  3. person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つかさ
つかさ
つかさ
つかさ
つかさ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

bureaucrat, the government, organ
カン (4th, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)