宰
宰 — Superintend
superintend, manager, rule
On’yomiサイ (sai)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 宰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主宰 | しゅさい shusai | chairmanship; presidency; management |
| 宰相 | さいしょう saishou | prime minister; premier; chancellor |
Study notes
宰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1597 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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