司 し Meanings Noun office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system) See also: 律令制 (りつりょうせい). Kanji 司 preside. Read as シ. Words containing 司 寿司 (すし) sushi 上司 (じょうし) (one's) superior 司令官 (しれいかん) commandant And 146 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists