- Basic forms
- 司どる — to govern; to administer; to control / base form
- 司どります — govern; administer / masu form
- 司どった — governed; administered / ta form
- 司どって — governing; administering / te-form
- 司どらない — do not govern / negative form
- 司どれば — if (one) governs / conditional
- 司どれ — govern! (formal / rare) / imperative
- Other common forms
- 政治を司どる — govern politics
- 儀式を司どる — preside over a ceremony
- More
- 司どろう — let’s govern; take charge of / 〜よう form
- 司どらなかった — did not govern / past negative
- 司どっている — is governing; is in charge of / progressive
司どる(つかさどる) is a godan verb ending in る. It is a **formal / literary verb**, commonly used for administration, authority, or official responsibility, as in 政治を司どる or 儀式を司どる.
- 司会 — host / moderator
- 司祭 — priest
- 司法 — judiciary / justice
- 司令 — command / control
- 上司 — boss / superior
- 司る — to govern / be in charge of
Associated with directing affairs and issuing orders. The radical 口 (mouth) highlights the role of speech in leadership, ceremony, and administration.
彼は 会議の司会をつとめました。
He served as the moderator of the meeting.
司令官が 命令を出しました。
The commander issued the order.
上司に 報告をしました。
I reported to my boss.
