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司る is an exact match with one form of the following word:
司る
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Reading : つかさどる   
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to rule; to govern; to administer
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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司る is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 89,000 (about 2,520,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10649
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Example sentences:
しちょう
市長
しせい
市政
つかさど

The mayor administers the affairs of the city.
その
しょう
ないせい
内政
もんだい
問題
ぎょうせい
行政
つかさどる
The ministry administers the internal affairs.
掌る
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Reading : つかさどる   
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 136,000 (about 695,000 results)
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司どる
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Reading : つかさどる   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 198,000 (about 277,000 results)
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つかさどる
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 124,000 (about 958,000 results)
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シ    administer   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ショウ    palm of the hand   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
classroom
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small
cover; covered   
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