How do you read 上司?

上司 is read じょうし (joushi), with atamadaka pitch accent (high first, then falls).

How do you write 上司 in romaji?

上司 is written joushi in romaji, also spelled joshi.

What kanji are in 上司?

上 (Above, Up); 司 (Director, Official).

上司じょうし

Q: What JLPT level is 上司?

上司 is a JLPT N1 word (advanced).

Q: How is 上司 used in a sentence?

新年の挨拶回りには、上司の家を訪ねるのが礼儀だとされている。 — For New Year's visits, it is considered polite to call on your boss's home.

じょうし · joushi (also spelled joshi)

JLPT N1 › noun

(one's) superior, (one's) boss, the higher-ups

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Atamadaka

high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?

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新年の挨拶回りには、上司の家を訪ねるのが礼儀だとされている。

しんねんのあいさつまわりには、じょうしのいえをたずねるのがれいぎだとされている。

For New Year's visits, it is considered polite to call on your boss's home.

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上Above, Up 音じょう・しょう訓うえ・-うえ JLPT N5 · 3 strokes 司Director, Official, Govt Office 音し訓つかさど.る JLPT N1 · 5 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

上じょうfirst volume; superior quality; governmental 上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing 真上まうえjust above, right overhead 司会しかいhost, chairperson 司るつかさどるto rule, to govern, to administer 上司じょうしone’s superior 司法しほうadministration of justice

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What does 上司 mean?

(one's) superior, (one's) boss, the higher-ups.

How do you pronounce 上司?

じょうし (joushi). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.

What JLPT level is 上司?

JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.

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