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上司 (じょうし): one's superior — Japanese vocabulary

上司 is read じょうし and means "one's superior". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

上司

Reading
じょうし · joushi
Translation
one's superior
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
じょうしが

Example

上司に残業させられたんだよ。

じょうしにざんぎょうさせられたんだよ。

My boss made me work overtime.

Kanji in this word

  • 上 — up, above
  • 司 — Director, Official, Govt Office

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