supervise

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 督 has 13 strokes and concerns supervising work or pressing for its completion.
• Basic usage: 監督 is read かんとく, and 督促 is read とくそく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Directing and pressing for action
  • A 監督 giving instructions to players is a sports coach.
  • 監督した映画 means a film that someone directed.
  • 電話で督促した means pressed for action by telephone.
  • 督促 concerns urging someone to fulfill an obligation, such as submitting documents or making a payment.