| 1111 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 537 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3121 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1460 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1556 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2398 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1663 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1777 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 925 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1374 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3535 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1825 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2483 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1465 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23032 | Morohashi |
| 2852 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3901 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1453 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1562 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1782 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer
- On:
- カン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
408 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 監獄 【カンゴク】 prison
- 監禁 【カンキン】 confinement
- 総監 【ソウカン】 inspector general, commissioner
- 収監 【シュウカン】 imprisonment
Readings
- Japanese names:
- けん
- Korean:
- gam
Spanish
- supervisar
- controlar
- gobernar
- administrar
Portuguese
- fiscalizar
- oficial
- escritório do govêrno
- governar
- administrar
French
- surveiller
- officiel
- bureau administratif
- gouverner
- administrer
| 3474 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5h10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-10-5 | SKIP code |
| 2-9-5 | SKIP code |
| 7810.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-20-38 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76e3 | Unicode hex code |
coach, command, urge, lead, supervise
- On:
- トク
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
534 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 督促 【トクソク】 urge, demand, importunity
- 督学官 【トクガクカン】 school inspector
- 総督 【ソウトク】 governor-general, governor, viceroy
- 家督 【カトク】 heir, successor, family estate, family fortune, inheritance, headship of a family
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ただ、 ただし
- Korean:
- dog
Spanish
- supervisar
- controlar
- ordenar
- instruir
- impulsar
Portuguese
- técnico
- comando
- desejo
- primazia
- supervisionar
French
- superviseur
- entraîner
- commander
- mener
- pousser à faire
| 1665 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 660 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3147 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1737 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1563 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2023 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1670 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1785 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 926 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1390 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3471 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1789 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2437 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 726 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 23457 | Morohashi |
| 2796 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3946 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 719 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 776 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1651 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1279 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5c8.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-8-5 | SKIP code |
| 2760.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-36 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7763 | Unicode hex code |
bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
286 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 局 【キョク】 bureau, department, office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange, affair, situation, game (of go, shogi, etc.)
- 局員 【キョクイン】 clerk, (bureau, post-office) staff
- 医局 【イキョク】 medical office (esp. in a hospital), doctor's office
- 開局 【カイキョク】 opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.), establishment
Kun reading compounds
- 局 【つぼね】 court lady (Heian period), lady-in-waiting, separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period), room for a very low class prostitute, very low class prostitute
- 局女郎 【つぼねじょろう】 prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
- 御局 【おつぼね】 court lady with her own private chamber or office, low-class prostitute (Edo period)
- お局 【おつぼね】 senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
Readings
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- oficina
- departamento
Portuguese
- junta
- escritório
- caso
- conclusão
- dama da corte
- amante
- apartamento dela
French
- local
- pièce
- bureau
- affaire
- conclusion
- dame de cour
- dame d'honneur
- son appartement à elle
| 194 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 280 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 262 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 194 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1384 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 422 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 482 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 514 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 170 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 228 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 524 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3800 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1943 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2636 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1075 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 7653 | Morohashi |
| 3063 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1066 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 228 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 279 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3749 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3r4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-4-3 | SKIP code |
| 7722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5c40 | Unicode hex code |