Japanese symbol for “arbitration”
仲裁
ちゅうさい
Romaji: chuusai
arbitration; intercession; mediation
In Japanese, arbitration is 仲裁, read ちゅうさい (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
- n, vs, vt arbitration; intercession; mediation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “arbitration”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 調停 | ちょうてい choutei | mediation; arbitration; intervention |
| 裁定 | さいてい saitei | decision; ruling; award |
| 仲裁々判 | ちゅうさいさいばん chuusaisaiban | arbitration |
| アービトレーション | アービトレーション aabitoreeshon | arbitration |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仲間 | なかま nakama | companion; fellow; friend |
| 仲良く | なかよく nakayoku | on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well |
| 仲介 | ちゅうかい chuukai | agency; intermediation |
| 仲良し | なかよし nakayoshi | close friendship; close friend; good friend |
| 仲人 | なこうど nakoudo | matchmaker |
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
| 総裁 | そうさい sousai | president (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.