Kanji

督

coach, command, urge, lead, supervise

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

目部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トク

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, かみ, こう, すけ, すすむ, ただ, ただす, まさ, よし

Common Readings

トク

Example sentences

監督 かんとく
新作 映画 監督 記者会見 行った

The director of the new movie held a press conference.

怒声 どせい
会場 監督 怒声 響き渡った

The coach's angry shout echoed through the venue.

家督 かとく
若くして 家督 継ぎ 一族 伝統 守り抜いた

He succeeded to the family headship at a young age and protected the family traditions to the end.

隠居 いんきょ
祖父 家督 息子 譲り 田舎 隠居 生活 送っている

My grandfather passed the family headship to his son and is living a retired life in the countryside.

提督 ていとく
提督 数多く 海戦 艦隊 勝利 導いた

The old admiral led the fleet to victory in numerous naval battles.

ニミッツ ニミッツ
太平洋戦争 ニミッツ 提督 アメリカ 太平洋 艦隊 司令長官 務めた

During the Pacific War, Admiral Nimitz served as the Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet.

現場監督 げんばかんとく
工事 現場 現場監督 として 働いている

He is working as a site supervisor at the construction site.

指示を出す しじをだす
現場監督 作業員 的確 指示を出した

The site supervisor gave precise instructions to the workers.

映画監督 えいがかんとく
有名 映画監督 なる です

My dream is to become a famous film director.

クレイマー クレイマー
映画監督 クレイマー 作品 発表 した

Film director Kramer released his work.

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