司る
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Japanese[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
| 司 |
Etymology[edit]
Compound of 官 (tsukasa, “position of authority”) + 取る (toru, “take”). The toru changes to doru due to rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
司る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana つかさどる, romaji tsukasadoru)
- To manage or be in charge of a role or job, in a position of responsibility.
- 会計事務を司る者
- かいけいじむをつかさどるもの
Kaikei jimu o tsukasadoru mono - the person in charge of or responsible for the accounting work
- かいけいじむをつかさどるもの
- 会計事務を司る者
- To rule, control, or administer people or things, from a position of authority.
- 生死を司る神
- せいしをつかさどるかみ
seishi o tsukasadoru kami - the god controlling life and death
- せいしをつかさどるかみ
- 生死を司る神
- (biology): To carry out a role, to serve a function, as done by an organ of the body.
- 呼吸を司る臓器は肺です。
- こきゅうをつかさどるぞうきははいです。
Kokyū o tsukasadoru zōki wa hai desu. - The organ that handles breathing is the lungs.
- こきゅうをつかさどるぞうきははいです。
- 呼吸を司る臓器は肺です。
Synonyms[edit]
- (rule, control):
- (manage, be responsible for):
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of "司る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 司ら | つかさどら | tsukasadora |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuative (連用形) | 司り | つかさどり | tsukasadori | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 司る | つかさどる | tsukasadoru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 司る | つかさどる | tsukasadoru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 司れ | つかさどれ | tsukasadore | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 司れ | つかさどれ | tsukasadore | |
| Key constructions | Passive | 司られる | つかさどられる | tsukasadorareru |
| Causative | 司らせる 司らす |
つかさどらせる つかさどらす |
tsukasadoraseru tsukasadorasu |
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| Potential | 司れる | つかさどれる | tsukasadoreru | |
| Volitional | 司ろう | つかさどろう | tsukasadorō | |
| Negative | 司らない | つかさどらない | tsukasadoranai | |
| Negative continuative | 司らず | つかさどらず | tsukasadorazu | |
| Formal | 司ります | つかさどります | tsukasadorimasu | |
| Perfective | 司った | つかさどった | tsukasadotta | |
| Conjunctive | 司って | つかさどって | tsukasadotte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 司れば | つかさどれば | tsukasadoreba | |