JLPT N3 · Noun

上司 (joushi)

上司 (じょうし, joushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “(one's) superior; (one's) boss”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょうし
Romaji: joushi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups · noun

Example sentences

上司に残業させられたんだよ。

My boss made me work overtime.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 上司

上

above, upジョウ・ショウ・うえ・-うえ · 3 strokes

司

director, official, govt officeシ・つかさど.る · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 上司.

上うえabove上着うわぎcoat上手じょうずskillful上げるあげるto raise屋上おくじょうrooftop以上いじょうnot less than ...上がるあがるto rise申し上げるもうしあげるto say差し上げるさしあげるto lift up召し上がるめしあがるto eat上じょうfrom the standpoint of上かみupper reaches (of a river)上京じょうきょうgoing (up) to the capital上達じょうたつimprovement (e.g. in skill, ability)

Source: JMdict entry 1353260 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.