督
督 — Coach
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
On’yomiトク (toku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (13 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 督
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision; control; superintendence |
| 総督 | そうとく soutoku | governor-general; governor; viceroy |
| 督促 | とくそく tokusoku | urge; demand; importunity |
| 提督 | ていとく teitoku | admiral; commodore |
| 舞台監督 | ぶたいかんとく butaikantoku | stage director |
| 現場監督 | げんばかんとく genbakantoku | field overseer; site foreman |
Study notes
督 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #534 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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