JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 督: "coach, command, urge"
The kanji 督 means "coach, command, urge, lead, supervise". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トク 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)
トク
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 | coach, command, urge, lead, supervise |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 534 of 2,501 |
Common words with 督
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 監督supervision; control; superintendence; direction · director; superintendent; supervisor; coach
- 基督Christ
- 家督heir; successor · family estate; family fortune; inheritance
- 総督governor-general; governor; viceroy
- 提督admiral; commodore
- 映画監督movie director; film director
- 総督府government-general
- 現場監督field overseer; site foreman
- 監督官inspector
- 督促urge; demand; importunity
- 監督者superintendent; supervisor; warden
- 総監督general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
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