Japanese symbol for “affirmative”
肯定
こうてい
Romaji: koutei
affirmation
In Japanese, affirmative is 肯定, read こうてい (koutei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt affirmation
- n affirmative (logic)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “affirmative”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断定 | だんてい dantei | affirmative |
| 応 | おう ou | agreement; affirmative |
| 肯定的 | こうていてき kouteiteki | affirmative |
| 然り | しかり shikari | yes; yea; aye |
| アファーマティブ | アファーマティブ afaamatibu | affirmative |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 首肯 | しゅこう shukou | assent; consent |
| 肯定応答 | こうていおうとう kouteioutou | acknowledge; ACK |
| 肯定的 | こうていてき kouteiteki | affirmative |
| 肯定文 | こうていぶん kouteibun | affirmative sentence |
| 肯綮 | こうけい koukei | the essential point |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “affirmative”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.