掌る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
掌
つかさど Grade: S
kun'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 掌る – see the following entry.

【司つかさどる】 [verb] To manage or be in charge of a role or job, in a position of responsibility. [verb] To rule, control, or administer people or things, from a position of authority. [verb] (biology) To carry out a role, to serve a function, as done by an organ of the body.

(This term, 掌る, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)