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Japanese symbol for “arrangements”

Romaji: kikaku
planning; plan; project; arrangements

In Japanese, arrangements is , read (kikaku).

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 planning; plan; project; arrangements

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

undertake, scheme, design
on: キ
kun: くわだ.てる、たくら.む
6 strokes · JLPT 1
brush-stroke, picture
on: ガ、カク、エ、カイ
kun: えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “arrangements”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅんび junbipreparation; arrangements; getting ready
ようい youipreparation; arrangements; provision
せつび setsubiequipment; facilities; installation
したく shitakupreparation; arrangements
そなえ sonaepreparation; provision; arrangements

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
くわだて kuwadateplan; project; attempt
くわだてる kuwadateruto plan; to plot; to propose
きと kitoplan; project; scheme
しきぎょう shikigyouprivate enterprise
えいが eigamovie; film; motion picture
まんが mangacartoon; comic; comic strip
けいかく keikakuplan; project; schedule

See also: Chinese symbol for “arrangements”.

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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