JLPT N1 · Verb

司る (tsukasadoru)

司る (つかさどる, tsukasadoru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be in charge of; to manage”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つかさどる
Romaji: tsukasadoru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to administer; to preside over · godan verb, transitive
to rule; to govern; to control · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

市長は市政を司る。

The mayor administers the affairs of the city.

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Conjugation of 司る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	司る	つかさどる tsukasadoru
Polite (~masu)	司ります	つかさどります tsukasadorimasu
Negative	司らない	つかさどらない tsukasadoranai
Polite negative	司りません	つかさどりません tsukasadorimasen
Past	司った	つかさどった tsukasadotta
Polite past	司りました	つかさどりました tsukasadorimashita
Negative past	司らなかった	つかさどらなかった tsukasadoranakatta
Te-form	司って	つかさどって tsukasadotte
Potential	司れる	つかさどれる tsukasadoreru
Passive	司られる	つかさどられる tsukasadorareru
Causative	司らせる	つかさどらせる tsukasadoraseru
Volitional	司ろう	つかさどろう tsukasadorou
Imperative	司れ	つかさどれ tsukasadore
Conditional (~ba)	司れば	つかさどれば tsukasadoreba

Kanji in 司る

司

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 司る.

上司じょうし(one's) superior司会しかいleading a meeting司法しほうadministration of justice

Source: JMdict entry 1306630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.