監督|かんとくkantoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsupervision; control; superintendence; direction
   代表取締役だいひょうとりしまりやくは取締役とりしまりやくの職務しょくむの執行しっこうを監督かんとくするものだ。↗

   The Representative Director supervises Directors' performance of duties.
2. noundirector; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss
   監督かんとくはチームをトーナメント優勝ゆうしょうに今一いまいち歩あゆみという所ところまでもっていったのに悔くやしいことだった。↗

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

• Synonym管理かんりNeutralManaging something to keep it at a set standard or state, as in 「品質管理」; 「監督」 focuses on watching people and directing them.
• SynonymマネジメントWrittenWritten loanword for business management, as in 「リスクマネジメント」; 「監督」 is about supervising and directing people.
• SynonymコントロールNeutralLoanword for controlling or adjusting something, as in 「感情をコントロールする」; the object can be yourself, while 「監督」 targets others.
• Synonym監理かんりWrittenWritten term for supervising and managing things or affairs, as in 「工事監理」; leans toward administrative duties, not used for directors or coaches.
• Synonym主管しゅかんWrittenWritten term for being in charge of a task, as in 「主管官庁」; stresses where authority rests, while 「監督」 stresses watching and directing.
• SynonymスーパーバイザーFormalFormal loanword for a person who oversees subordinates' work, used across industries; 「監督」 can mean the act of supervising as well as the person.
• Synonym監修かんしゅうWrittenWritten term for an expert checking and approving content such as books or products, as in 「辞書の監修」; narrower than 「監督」.
• Synonym指揮しきNeutralDirecting a group's action or an orchestra, as in 「オーケストラを指揮する」; leans toward leading on the spot.
• Synonym取り締まるとりしまるNeutralVerb for policing and cracking down on violations, as in 「違反を取り締まる」; aimed at preventing wrongdoing.
• Synonym取り締まりとりしまりNeutralNoun for crackdowns and enforcement, as in 「交通取り締まり」; about catching violations, while 「監督」 is about guiding people.
• Related統制とうせいWrittenWritten term for unified control, as in 「言論統制」, with a coercive nuance; 「監督」 is about urging people on and directing them.
• Related統括とうかつWrittenWritten term for overseeing the whole operation, as in 「統括部長」; broader in scope than 「監督」, stressing pulling everything together under one leader.
• Related指導しどうNeutralGuiding and teaching people, as in 「指導者」; centers on instruction, while 「監督」 centers on watching and giving orders.
• Related運営うんえいNeutralRunning an organization or event, as in 「運営委員会」; about keeping operations going, while 「監督」 is about overseeing people.
• Related支配しはいWrittenWritten term for ruling or dominating, as in 「支配者」, with a forceful, controlling nuance; 「監督」 is supervision as a duty.
• Related管制かんせいWrittenWritten term for centralized control and restrictions, as in 「航空管制」 or 「報道管制」; more coercive than 「監督」.
• Related監視かんしNeutralWatching or monitoring, as in 「監視カメラ」; centers on keeping watch, while 「監督」 also involves giving instructions.
• Related統御とうぎょWrittenWritten term for commanding and ruling a whole group; rare, and in everyday speech 「監督」 or 「管理」 is enough.
• Antonym部下ぶかNeutralAntonym: the subordinates who act on orders, the opposite of the supervising role of 「監督」.

Default to 「監督」 for supervising people, and for directors and coaches. For general management use 「管理」, for running an organization 「運営」, for commanding or conducting 「指揮」, for surveillance 「監視」, and for cracking down on violations 「取り締まる」. 「指導」 is teaching and 「部下」 is the subordinate. The written terms 「統制」「監理」「主管」「統括」「統御」「支配」「管制」「監修」 and the loanwords 「マネジメント」「コントロール」「スーパーバイザー」 cover narrower or more specialized ground.

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1. 他者たしゃの行為こういについて監視かんしし、目的もくてきに沿そうよう行為こうい者しゃに対たいして直接ちょくせつに指揮命令しきめいれいすること。その人ひとや部署ぶしょ。
2. 映画えいがやドラマ撮影さつえい、舞台ぶたい、スポーツなどで、集団しゅうだんやチームの成員せいいんに指導しどうをすること。その人ひと。