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Japanese symbol for “arbitration”

Romaji: chuusai
arbitration; intercession; mediation

In Japanese, arbitration is , read (chuusai).

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 arbitration; intercession; mediation

Kanji and stroke order

go-between, relationship
on: チュウ
kun: なか
6 strokes · JLPT 2
tailor, judge, decision
on: サイ
kun: た.つ、さば.く
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “arbitration”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょうてい chouteimediation; arbitration; intervention
さいてい saiteidecision; ruling; award
ちゅうさいさいばん chuusaisaibanarbitration
アービトレーション aabitoreeshonarbitration

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
なかま nakamacompanion; fellow; friend
なかよく nakayokuon good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well
ちゅうかい chuukaiagency; intermediation
なかよし nakayoshiclose friendship; close friend; good friend
なこうど nakoudomatchmaker
さいばん saibantrial; judgement; judgment
さいばんしょ saibanshocourt; courthouse
そうさい sousaipresident (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank)

See also: Chinese symbol for “arbitration”.

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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