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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

司つかさどる

tsukasadoru

to be in charge of

Example sentences

  1. 市長しちょうは市政しせいを司つかさどる。

    The mayor administers the affairs of the city.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. その省しょうは内政問題ないせいもんだいの行政ぎょうせいをつかさどる。

    The ministry administers the internal affairs.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 会計事務かいけいじむを司つかさどる者もの

    the person in charge of or responsible for the accounting work

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 司

  • 司director; officialOnシKunつかさどる

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