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宰 means 'superintend'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1791   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-32    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 3 words   Used in 13 words   Used in 86 names   Component in 2 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   サイ
Additional readings
Name    ただ
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From the head of the haiku society to Prime Minister Abe, 宰 enables you to talk about the person in charge. By reading about 宰 in this essay, you'll also learn about an ancient, powerful organization that shaped Japanese culture, a great man who ran Japan after the war, and a fascinating writer whose personal life was such a mess that it'll make you feel good about yours!
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⿱  宀 roof  辛 spicy  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 宰 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 宰 is used 11 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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サイ : 10 words FIND ALL
さ い し ょ う 0
noun
prime minister
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サイ (read as ざい) : 1 word FIND ALL
だ ざ い ふ 2
noun
dazaifu (under the ritsuryo system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)  (see also: 律令制)
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An additional 2 less common words include 宰 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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宰
サイ    superintend   
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辛
シン   からい spicy   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
宀
roof   
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