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Frequency: 1597
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

superintend
manager
rule

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サイ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ただ

Common Words

いしょう
Noun
Freq #8868
1

prime minister; premier; chancellor

はふる
ほぶる
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #15544
1

Formal or literary term

to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher

2

Formal or literary term

to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish

ゅさい
Noun
Freq #40607
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

chairmanship; presidency; management

Examples
第6条議長は全会議を主宰するものとする。
Article 6. The president shall preside at all meetings.
2

president; chairman

さいしゃ
Noun
Freq #77566
1

president; chairman

いりょう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #84731
1

supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor

いふ
Noun
Freq #89904
1

Historical term

dazaifu (under the ritsuryō system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)

ゅうさい
Noun
Archaic
Freq #168059
1

chef; head cook

ょうさい
Noun
Freq #171330
1

Historical term

Minister of State (Zhou dynasty China)

こくいのさいしょう
こくえのさいしょう
Expression
Noun
Freq #182305
1

Buddhist priest who is also an important politician

おおみこともちのかみ
だざいのそつ
だざいのそち
Noun
Freq #240499
1

Historical term

director of the dazaifu (ritsuryō system)

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