Japanese symbol for “assertion”
主張
しゅちょう
Romaji: shuchou
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy
In Japanese, assertion is 主張, read しゅちょう (shuchou).
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 claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
Kanji and stroke order
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
on: チョウ
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
kun: は.る、-は.り、-ば.り
11 strokes · JLPT 2
Other Japanese words for “assertion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 断言 | だんげん dangen | assertion; declaration; affirmation |
| 表明 | ひょうめい hyoumei | declaration; indication; representation |
| 言明 | げんめい genmei | declaration; statement; assertion |
| アサーション | アサーション asaashon | assertion |
| 確言 | かくげん kakugen | assertion; confirmation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 民主 | みんしゅ minshu | democracy; popular sovereignty |
| 主催 | しゅさい shusai | sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing |
| 主要 | しゅよう shuyou | chief; main; principal |
| 主人 | しゅじん shujin | head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress |
| 緊張 | きんちょう kinchou | tension; strain; nervousness |
| 拡張 | かくちょう kakuchou | expansion; extension; enlargement |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう shutchou | business trip; official trip |
See also: Chinese symbol for “assertion”.
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.