Meaning of 司掌 in Japanese

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Definition of 司掌

  1. (n) palm (of one's hand)

    彼の手のひらに硬貨を置く。
    Place a coin in the palm of his hand.

  1. (n) office; official

    私の大学には寮があります。
    My university has a dorm.

  2. chief; head
  3. (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
(shi)

司 Kanji Details

  1. (n) office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryo system) →Related words: 律令制
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