Vocabulary

What does 監督 (かんとく, kantoku) mean?

監督 (かんとく, kantoku) means supervision; director, coach.

Quick facts
Readingかんとく
Romajikantoku
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
かんとく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkantoku

supervision; director, coach

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive supervision; control; superintendence
  2. 2noun director; superintendent; supervisor

Example sentences

  • I'd like to meet the director of the movie someday.

  • Someone is needed to supervise construction safety.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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