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Kanji for Leader
The kanji for “leader” is 司, read shi and written in 5 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
司
leader
To lead and take charge.
5 strokes On reading シ (shi) Kun reading つかさどる (tsukasadoru) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: director, official, govt office, rule, administer
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shi
In Japan it appears in about 957 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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