Translation guide
The English verb 'administer' has several distinct meanings. This guide helps you choose the right Japanese expression depending on whether you mean managing an organization, giving medicine, enforcing rules, or governing a territory.
To be in charge of the day-to-day operations of a company, department, program, or system.
The most common and versatile word for administering or managing something. It covers overseeing operations, resources, and people.
彼は会社の経理を管理している。
He administers the company's accounting.
システムを管理するのは大変だ。
Administering the system is tough.
Often used for running organizations, events, or websites. Implies keeping things going smoothly.
彼女はNPOを運営している。
She administers an NPO.
Formal term for executing or carrying out administrative duties, often in legal or official contexts.
法律を執行する責任がある。
They have the responsibility to administer the law.
To give a drug, medical treatment, vaccine, or exam to someone.
The standard medical term for administering a drug or treatment.
医者は患者に薬を投与した。
The doctor administered medicine to the patient.
ワクチンを投与する。
Administer a vaccine.
A more general, less technical way to say 'give medicine'. Suitable for everyday conversation.
子供に薬を与える時間だ。
It's time to administer medicine to the child.
Used for administering tests, exams, or surveys.
試験を実施する。
Administer an exam.
To make sure that laws, rules, or official decisions are carried out.
The primary term for enforcing laws or carrying out official orders.
裁判所が判決を執行する。
The court administers the judgment.
Often used for putting laws or regulations into effect.
新しい法律が施行された。
The new law was administered (put into effect).
Means 'to apply rules', which can be used in contexts of administering regulations.
規則を厳格に適用する。
Administer the rules strictly.
To control the affairs of a country, region, or institution, often in an official capacity.
Used for governing a country or territory, especially in a political sense.
その地域は国連が統治している。
The area is administered by the UN.
A more traditional term for governing or ruling, often used historically.
王が国を治めていた。
The king administered the country.
Can also be used for administering territories, especially in a bureaucratic sense.
占領地を管理する。
Administer occupied territory.
Both mean 'manage', but 管理する focuses on control and maintenance, while 運営する emphasizes the active running of an organization or event. Use 管理する for systems and assets, and 運営する for clubs, websites, or events.
データを管理する。
Administer data.
イベントを運営する。
Administer an event.
While 管理する can mean 'manage' in a medical context (e.g., managing a patient's condition), it is not used for the act of giving medicine. Use 投与する or 与える instead.
✕ 薬を管理する (if meaning 'give medicine')
Incorrect for 'administer medicine'