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Japanese symbol for “appraiser”

Romaji: kanteikan
appraiser; assessor

In Japanese, appraiser is , read (kanteikan).

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 appraiser; assessor

Kanji and stroke order

specimen, take warning from, learn from
on: カン
kun: かんが.みる、かがみ
23 strokes · JLPT 1
determine, fix, establish
on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
8 strokes · JLPT 2
bureaucrat, the government, organ
on: カン
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “appraiser”

WordReadingMeaning
かんていし kanteishiappraiser
かんていにん kanteininjudge; appraiser
かんていか kanteikajudge; appraiser
さていしゃ sateishaunderwriter (insurance); appraiser; assessor
ひょうかしゃ hyoukashaevaluator; appraiser; reviewer

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんてい kanteijudgement; judgment; expert opinion
かんしょう kanshouappreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
いんかん inkanstamp; seal
ずかん zukanpictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book
ねんかん nenkanyearbook; almanac; annual
かんべつ kanbetsudiscrimination; judgement; judgment
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
けってい ketteidecision; determination
かんりょう kanryoubureaucrat; 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.

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