Japanese symbol for “appraiser”
鑑定官
かんていかん
Romaji: kanteikan
appraiser; assessor
In Japanese, appraiser is 鑑定官, read かんていかん (kanteikan).
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Meanings
- n appraiser; assessor
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “appraiser”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鑑定士 | かんていし kanteishi | appraiser |
| 鑑定人 | かんていにん kanteinin | judge; appraiser |
| 鑑定家 | かんていか kanteika | judge; appraiser |
| 査定者 | さていしゃ sateisha | underwriter (insurance); appraiser; assessor |
| 評価者 | ひょうかしゃ hyoukasha | evaluator; appraiser; reviewer |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鑑定 | かんてい kantei | judgement; judgment; expert opinion |
| 鑑賞 | かんしょう kanshou | appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.) |
| 印鑑 | いんかん inkan | stamp; seal |
| 図鑑 | ずかん zukan | pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book |
| 年鑑 | ねんかん nenkan | yearbook; almanac; annual |
| 鑑別 | かんべつ kanbetsu | discrimination; judgement; judgment |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy |
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.