How to say "management" in Japanese

• 経営けいえいJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbManagement in the sense of running a business: directing a company's overall affairs and deciding how it operates. The word to use when you speak of how a company or enterprise is being run.
  そのホテルは彼かれの叔父おじによって経営けいえいされている。↗

  The hotel is run by his uncle.
• 運営うんえいJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbManagement as the administration and day-to-day operation of an organization, facility or event — keeping something running smoothly rather than deciding its overall business direction.
  我々われわれはあらゆる学校がっこうを運営うんえいさせ続つづけ、あらゆる教師きょうしを職しょくにとどめておくべきです。↗

  We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.
• 管理かんりJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbManagement as control and oversight: keeping things such as records, accounts, facilities or staff properly organized, maintained and under control, rather than running an enterprise as a whole.
  彼かれに財産ざいさん管理かんりを任まかせた。↗

  I entrusted my property to him.
• 操作そうさJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbSeldom the word you want for management: it really means operating or handling a machine, device or software — manipulating controls — so it fits 'operation' far better than 'management'.
  このコンピューターの操作そうさは難むずかしい。↗

  Operating this computer is tricky.
• マネジメントCommon
  nounThe loanword, used mainly in business contexts: management as a discipline or practice, and also the people who manage — the management side of a company or organization.
  彼かれのマネジメント能力のうりょくは高たかく評価ひょうかされている。↗

  He's well respected for his management skills.

Use 経営 for running a business, 運営 for administering an organization or event, 管理 for control and oversight of things, 操作 for operating machines rather than managing, and 「マネジメント」 as the business loanword.

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• 経営けいえいmanagement
• 運営うんえいmanagement
• 管理かんりcontrol
• 操作そうさoperation
• マネジメントmanagement
• 始末しまつmanagement
• 幹部かんぶmanagement
• 取り締まりとりしまりcontrol
• 切り盛りきりもりmanagement (of a house, store, etc.)
• 管理職かんりしょくmanagement
• 主宰しゅさいchairmanship
• 主管しゅかんsupervision
• 束ねたばねbundle
• 扱いあつかいtreatment
• 取り扱いとりあつかいtreatment
• 業務執行ぎょうむしっこうmanagement (of corporate affairs)
• 切り回しきりまわしmanagement
• 差配さはいconduct of business
• 管掌かんしょうtaking charge
• 宰領さいりょうsupervision
• みかじめsupervision
• 統理とうりadministration (of affairs, etc.)
• 運転うんてんuse (of capital, funds, etc.)
• 支配しはいdirection
• 制御せいぎょcontrol (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.)
• 操縦そうじゅうmanagement (of people)
• 職制しょくせいmanagement
• 使い方つかいかたway of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.)
• さばきdealing with (e.g. customers)
• 締めくくりしめくくりsupervision