監かん督とく

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監督する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	監かん督とくする	監かん督とくしない
Polite	監かん督とくします	監かん督とくしません
Past polite	監かん督とくしました	監かん督とくしませんでした
Past	監かん督とくした	監かん督とくしなかった
Te-form	監かん督とくして	監かん督とくしないで
Desire	監かん督とくしたい	監かん督とくしたくない
Potential	監かん督とくできる	監かん督とくできない
Passive	監かん督とくされる	監かん督とくされない
Causative	監かん督とくさせる	監かん督とくさせない
Causative passive	監かん督とくさせられる	監かん督とくさせられない
Volitional	監かん督とくしよう
Polite volitional	監かん督とくしましょう
Imperative	監かん督とくしろ	監かん督とくするな
Conditional	監かん督とくすれば	監かん督とくしなければ
Tara conditional	監かん督とくしたら	監かん督とくしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

supervision; direction; management

The act of overseeing, directing, or managing a project, team, or process. Often used with する to mean 'to supervise' or 'to direct'.

彼かれは工こう事じの監かん督とくを任まかされた。
He was put in charge of supervising the construction work.
映えい画がの監かん督とくをするのが夢ゆめです。
My dream is to direct a movie.

noun

director; supervisor; coach; manager

A person who directs or manages: a film director, sports team coach/manager, site supervisor, or any overseeing role. Context determines the specific title.

あの映えい画がの監かん督とくはとても有ゆう名めいだ。
The director of that movie is very famous.
高こう校こう野や球きゅうの監かん督とくは厳きびしいことで知しられている。
The high school baseball coach is known for being strict.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を監かん督とくするto supervise/direct someone
現げん場ばの作さ業ぎょう員いんを監かん督とくする責せき任にんがある。
He is responsible for supervising the workers on site.
監かん督とくを務つとめるto serve as director/coach
彼かれは野や球きゅうチームの監かん督とくを務つとめている。
He serves as the coach of the baseball team.
〈場ば所しょ〉を監かん督とくするto oversee a site or facility
工こう事じ現げん場ばを監かん督とくするのが彼かれの仕し事ごとだ。
His job is to oversee the construction site.
監かん督とくに就しゅう任にんするto be appointed as director/coach
新あたらしい監かん督とくに就しゅう任にんすることが発はっ表ぴょうされた。
It was announced that he would be appointed as the new director.

Kanji

監oversee, official, govt office
督coach, command, urge

Related words· 17

管かん理りN3sense 1
管理 focuses on administering or maintaining systems and property, while 監督 stresses actively directing people or a project.
コーチN3sense 2
コーチ is a hands-on trainer who improves skills, while 監督 (as a person) holds overall authority for team decisions and strategy.
指し導どうN3sense 1
指導 carries an educational, guiding nuance, whereas 監督 is broader and includes authoritative oversight of work or conduct.
統とう括かつ sense 1
統括 emphasizes unifying and coordinating multiple sections under one authority, while 監督 focuses on watching over and directing execution.

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演えん出しゅつN1
監督 is the general term for a director in film, sports, or any organization with overall supervisory authority, while 演出 focuses specifically on the artistic staging and directing of a performance.
マネージャーN1
監督 is a coach or director with authority over training, strategy, or artistic direction, while マネージャー handles administrative and support tasks.
スーパーバイザー
監督 is a native Japanese word for supervisor or director used in sports, film, or formal organizational settings, while スーパーバイザー is a modern business loanword with a similar but more corporate feel.
演えん出しゅつ家か
監督 covers directors in film or broadcasting as well as sports coaches or general supervisors, while 演出家 focuses specifically on shaping the staging and presentation of a play, film, or performance.
ディレクター
監督 is the native Japanese word for a director, especially in film or sports, while ディレクター is a loanword with a broader, more modern business or broadcasting nuance.
フォアマン
監督 is a broader Japanese term for a supervisor or director used across many fields, while フォアマン specifically denotes a foreman on a work crew such as construction.
取とり締しまりN2
監督 is broader supervision or oversight (e.g. of work or projects), while 取り締まり carries a stronger sense of policing violations or illegal activity.
主しゅ管かん
監督 stresses directly overseeing or directing people and work, whereas 主管 usually refers to the administrative body or department holding responsibility.
監かん理り
監督 focuses on supervising people or work in progress (and can also mean 'director'), whereas 監理 is a more bureaucratic term for administering a system or project.
取とり締しまるN2
監督する means to supervise or guide, whereas 取り締まる carries a stronger nuance of policing or cracking down on wrongdoing.
ヘッドコーチ
監督 often covers overall team management and can include off-field decisions, whereas ヘッドコーチ focuses specifically on the coaching and training role.
指し導どう者しゃ
監督 refers to a director or coach who supervises and controls a team or production, whereas 指導者 more broadly covers anyone who instructs or mentors others.
監かん察さつ
監督 covers general supervision or direction (e.g. of a project or team), while 監察 focuses more narrowly on inspecting for compliance or wrongdoing.

Don't confuse with

監かん修しゅう
監督 usually means directing or overseeing production (as in film directing or team coaching), while 監修 specifically means supervising the content of published or edited material.
プロデューサー
プロデューサー handles financing and overall production management, while 監督 is the director who makes the creative and on-set decisions.

Word family· 25

助じょ監かん督とく
assistant director
監かん督とく官かん
inspector; supervisor; superintendent
監かん督とく局きょく
supervisory bureau; supervisory authority; board of control
監かん督とく生せい
prefect; praepostor
監かん督とく者しゃ
supervisor; superintendent; warden

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総そう監かん督とく
general manager; general superintendent; general director
作さく画が監かん督とく
animation director
共きょう同どう監かん督とく
co-director
指し導どう監かん督とく
guidance and supervision; direction and oversight
撮さつ影えい監かん督とく
director of photography; cinematographer
映えい画が監かん督とく
movie director; film director

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Written forms

監かん督とくUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word in news and everyday use.
カントクUsage<1%

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound of 監 (inspect, oversee) and 督 (lead, urge). The combination naturally yields the meaning of overseeing and directing.