監督

かんとく

supervision, control, (movie) director

Also:director

What does 監督 mean?

監督 is a Japanese noun meaning supervision, control, (movie) director in English. It can also be translated as director depending on context. It is written as 監督 in kanji, かんとく in hiragana, and kantoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

代表取締役は取締役の職務の執行を監督するものだ。

The Representative Director supervises Directors' performance of duties.

監督はチームをトーナメント優勝に今一歩という所までもっていったのに悔しいことだった。

It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.