管轄|かんかつkankatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectivejurisdiction; control
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 管轄する（かんかつする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 管轄します（かんかつします） |
| Negative (nai) | 管轄しない（かんかつしない） |
| polite (masen) | 管轄しません（かんかつしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 管轄せず・管轄せぬ（かんかつせず・かんかつせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 管轄した（かんかつした） |
| polite (mashita) | 管轄しました（かんかつしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 管轄しなかった（かんかつしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 管轄しませんでした（かんかつしませんでした） |
| Te form | 管轄して（かんかつして） |
| Potential | 管轄できる（かんかつできる） |
| Passive | 管轄される（かんかつされる） |
| Causative | 管轄させる（かんかつさせる） |
| Causative passive | 管轄させられる（かんかつさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 管轄すれば（かんかつすれば） |
| tara | 管轄したら（かんかつしたら） |
| Volitional | 管轄しよう（かんかつしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 管轄しましょう（かんかつしましょう） |
| Imperative | 管轄しろ（かんかつしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym所轄しょかつWrittenWritten/formal. Being responsible for a set range of work; common in 「所轄の警察署」. Close to 「管轄」 but mostly in police, tax and similar agencies.
- Synonym管区かんくWrittenWritten/formal. The area a body governs, as in 「管区気象台」—the region only; 「管轄」 also covers the act of governing.
- Related管理かんりNeutralNeutral. Managing and handling affairs—people, things, facilities—with the widest use; 「管轄」 stresses governing by authority and its scope.
- Related権限けんげんNeutralNeutral. The range within which official power can be exercised—the authority itself; 「管轄」 is the act of governing by that authority and the area it covers.
- Related管制かんせいWrittenWritten/formal. Concentrated control with limits, as in 「航空管制」 or 「報道管制」; 「管轄」 stresses governing by authority and its scope.
- Related統括とうかつWrittenWritten/formal. Bringing scattered parts together for unified management, as in 「統括責任者」; 「管轄」 stresses the area under one's control.
- Related監督かんとくNeutralNeutral. Watching over people and directly directing their actions; also a film director or coach. 「管轄」 stresses the scope governed by authority.
- Related総轄そうかつWrittenWritten/formal. Taking charge of everything as a whole in a unified way; rare. 「管轄」 stresses the range of control set by one's authority.
- Antonym無管轄WrittenWritten/formal. Not under any body's jurisdiction; the opposite of 「管轄」, and rare.
Use 「管轄」 for governing or controlling something by authority and for the scope of that control, as in 「管轄外」. For the office or area in charge prefer 「所轄」; for the authority itself 「権限」; for centralized control 「管制」; for general management 「管理」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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