単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#2,895 most used

上司

じょうし1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

(one's) boss; (one's) superior

ITS KANJI

HOW IT SOUNDS

Work

IN A SENTENCE

My boss made me work last Sunday.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tom told his boss what he had in mind.

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MEANING

1

(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 上司 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

上肢upper limbs; armsじょうし · not in tangoya
城跡castle site; ruins of a castleじょうし · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#2,895 most used

Written上司 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium