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Japanese symbol for “amendment”

Romaji: shuusei
amendment; correction; revision; modification

In Japanese, amendment is , read (shuusei).

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

  1. n, vs, vt amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

Kanji and stroke order

discipline, conduct oneself well, study
on: シュウ、シュ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
correct, justice, righteous
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “amendment”

WordReadingMeaning
へんこう henkouchange; modification; alteration
かいせい kaiseirevision; amendment; alteration
ていせい teiseicorrection; revision; amendment
きゃく kyakuamendment (to ritsuryō)
アメンド amendoamendment

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうり shuurirepair; mending; fixing
けんしゅう kenshuutraining (esp. in-service); induction course
しゅうりょう shuuryoucompletion (of a course)
しゅうがくりょこう shuugakuryokouexcursion; field trip; school trip
しゅうふく shuufukurestoration; repair; mending
しょうじき shoujikihonest; frank; candid
かいせい kaiseirevision; amendment; alteration
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness

See also: Chinese symbol for “amendment”.

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.