noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. steering (a boat), helmsman, steersman, coxswain.
  2. guidance, leadership, leader, director.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
舵取り かじとり
 
楫取り かじとり
 
 
 
かじ取り かじとり
舵取 かじとり
楫取 かじとり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rudder, helm, wheel
かじ ダ (Kentei Pre-1)
boat, ship
ふね ふな- シュウ (7th, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ こおり (Kentei 1)
other
タ へび (Kentei 1)
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)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)