Japanese symbol for “archbishop”
大司教
だいしきょう
Romaji: daishikyou
archbishop (Catholic)
In Japanese, archbishop is 大司教, read だいしきょう (daishikyou).
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Meanings
- n archbishop (Catholic)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “archbishop”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大主教 | だいしゅきょう daishukyou | archbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.) |
| アーチビショップ | アーチビショップ aachibishoppu | archbishop |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | (one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups |
| 司法 | しほう shihou | administration of justice; judicature |
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
See also: Chinese symbol for “archbishop”.
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.