司る (つかさどる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

司る (つかさどる) means to govern / to rule / to administer.

See example sentences below.

司る at a glance

司る

つかさどるtsukasadoru

N1verb

to govern / to rule / to administer

司るつかさどるtsukasadoruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to govern / to rule / to administer

Example 1

政府が国の安全を司っている。

Translation

The government governs the country's security.

Example 2

この部署は経理を司っている。

Translation

This department is in charge of accounting.