How to say 'Director' or 'Supervisor' in Japanese | 監督

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The Japanese word for Director or Supervisor is 'Kantoku', written as 監督 in Japanese.'Director' or 'Supervisor' in hiragana is かんとく.

word

監督

Meaning

Director, Supervisor

Reading

かんとく

kantoku

Kanji

監Oversee 督Coach, Supervise

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '監督 (かんとく)' can mean 'director' or 'supervisor', depending on the context. As 'director', it refers to someone who directs films, plays, or other creative works. For example: He is the director of this movie「彼はこの映画の監督です」(かれはこのえいがのかんとくです). As 'supervisor', it refers to someone who oversees or manages a team, project, or organization. For example: The supervisor checked the work「監督が仕事を確認しました」(かんとくがしごとをかくにんしました). The word is versatile and widely used in both creative and professional settings.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4362

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 監督

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

監

Meaning

Oversee

kanji

督

Meaning

Coach, Supervise

Words Related to 監督 Through the Kanji 監

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 監 as well.

word

監査

Meaning

Audit

word

監視

Meaning

Surveillance

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'Kantoku' means 'Director' or 'Supervisor' .

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