管理します（かんりします、kanrishimasu）
- to manage

The Japanese verb 管理します (かんりします) means "to manage," "to control," "to administer," or "to supervise." It implies the act of overseeing, maintaining, and taking responsibility for something, such as a process, a system, a property, or even people. It involves planning, organizing, and executing tasks related to maintaining order and efficiency. The specific nuance of 管理します often suggests a formal or organized approach to handling something. 管理します can also refer to the act of taking care of something in a structured way.

⚫︎在庫を管理します。 Translation: I manage the inventory. ⚫︎社員の健康を管理します。 Translation: I manage the health of the employees. ⚫︎プロジェクトの進捗を管理します。 Translation: I manage the progress of the project.

⚫︎管理します is used in various situations where you are taking charge of or overseeing something. ⚫︎It is suitable for more formal contexts, such as in the workplace, official documents, or when discussing organizational matters. ⚫︎You can use it to describe the management of tangible objects (like inventory), intangible things (like information), or processes and people. ⚫︎ The formality of the word makes it appropriate for reporting, providing updates, or discussing responsibilities.

⚫︎The verb 管理します is typically written in kanji as 管理します. ⚫︎The reading is かんりします (in hiragana). ⚫︎There are no other common ways to write this word. ⚫︎The okurigana (the suffix hiragana) "します" is always present. ⚫︎Other forms of this verb include: ⚫︎管理する (かんりする): the plain or dictionary form. ⚫︎管理した (かんりした): the past tense. ⚫︎管理して (かんりして): the te-form used for connecting clauses. ⚫︎管理されます (かんりされます): the passive form. ⚫︎管理できる (かんりできる): to be able to manage.

⚫︎運営する (うんえいする): to operate, to manage (often for businesses or organizations). ⚫︎取り仕切る (とりしきる): to manage, to control, to take charge (implies taking the lead). ⚫︎コントロールする (kontorooru suru): to control (loanword from English). ⚫︎監督する (かんとくする): to supervise, to oversee. ⚫︎マネージする (maneeji suru): to manage (loanword from English).

⚫︎放棄する (ほうきする): to abandon, to give up. ⚫︎無視する (むしする): to ignore. ⚫︎放置する (ほうちする): to leave something unattended. ⚫︎無管理 (むかんり): lack of management.

会社の経費を管理します。 ・Translation: I manage the company's expenses. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates the use of 管理します in a business context, highlighting the responsibility for overseeing and controlling financial matters.

このシステムはセキュリティが厳しく管理されています。 ・Translation: This system is strictly managed for security. ・Explanation: This example demonstrates the passive form, 管理されています, showing that the system's security is being actively overseen and maintained.

The word 管理 (かんり) is a compound word formed from two kanji: ⚫︎管 (かん): means "to control," "to govern," or "to be in charge of." ⚫︎理 (り): means "reason," "logic," "management," or "principle." Combining these characters gives the meaning of overseeing or organizing something according to reason or established principles. The verb suffix "します" is added to make the word a verb, meaning "to do management."