司 = 𠃌 + 一 + 口

司 is a Japanese kanji written with 5 strokes, listed here under the keyword “director”. It is built from 𠃌 (clothes hanger), 一 (one) and 口 (mouth). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2007. It appears as a component in 6 other characters in this index.

Keyword: director
RTK frame: 2007
Strokes: 5
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): つかさど.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: ken russel, директор
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 司 take charge of

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 司

How to find 司 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “clothes hanger” + “one” + “mouth”. 司 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 司 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.