Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to rule, to govern, to administer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
司る つかさどる
 
掌る つかさどる
 
 
司どる つかさどる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

director, official, govt office
シ つかさ つかさど.る (4th, N1)
hooked enclosure
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)