JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 宰: "superintend, manager, rule"
The kanji 宰 means "superintend, manager, rule". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | superintend, manager, rule |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1597 of 2,501 |
Common words with 宰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 宰相prime minister; premier; chancellor
- 主宰chairmanship; presidency; management · president; chairman
- 主宰者president; chairman
- 宰領supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
- 宰府place : Saifu
- 大宰府dazaifu (under the ritsuryō system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
- 冢宰Minister of State (Zhou dynasty China)
- 黒衣の宰相Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
- 太宰府天満宮place : Dazaifutenmanguu
- 太宰府市place : Dazaifu (city)
- 大宰帥director of the dazaifu (ritsuryō system)
- 太宰府駅station : Dazaifu Station
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