# 司 — Director

Frequency rank 716 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 旅 (Trip), less common than 環 (Loop).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A mouth (口) connects to the ground (一) — the director speaks from the central podium, mouth projecting orders across the ground floor.

In words:

- 司る つかさどる — to rule;to govern;to administer
- 司会 しかい — chairmanship
- 司法 しほう — administration of justice

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