督 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

coach, command, urge, lead, supervise

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • トクJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • ただ
  • ただし
Other languages
  • 拼音du1
  • 한글dog
  • Hán-ViệtĐốc

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
目(め)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7763

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱叔目

Words using this kanji

  • 督促とくそく借金の支払いや税の納付を監督的立場にある人が促すこと。urge, demand, importunity
  • 督励とくれい部下などを監督し、励ますこと。encouragement, urging
  • 督戦とくせん部下を監督しながら励まし戦わせること。 後方で前線の軍の状況を監視すること。urging soldiers to fight more vigorously
  • 督脈とくみゃくGovernor vessel (traditional Chinese medicine), Du Meredian, Dumaixue
  • 督責とくせきdemanding, urging
  • 督戦隊とくせんたいbarrier troop
  • 督促状とくそくじょうdemand note, dunning letter (note)
  • 督学官とくがくかんschool inspector
  • 督するとくするto lead, to command, to superintend, to supervise

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(56 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-8-5
Four Corner
2760.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5c8.9
Heisig
776
Nelson
3147