司る

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Etymology[edit]

Compound of  (tsukasa, position of authority) +‎ 取る (toru, take). The toru changes to doru due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Kun'yomi
  • IPA: /t͡su.ka.sa.do.ru/, [t͡sɯᵝkäsädo̞ɽɯᵝ]

Verb[edit]

司る (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana つかさどる, romaji tsukasadoru)

  1. To manage or be in charge of a role or job, in a position of responsibility.
    会計事務を司る
    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
  2. To rule, control, or administer people or things, from a position of authority.
    生死を司る
    せいしをつかさどるかみ
    seishi o tsukasadoru kami
    the god controlling life and death
  3. (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.

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