Japanese symbol for “assertiveness”
積極性
せっきょくせい
Romaji: sekkyokusei
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
In Japanese, assertiveness is 積極性, read せっきょくせい (sekkyokusei).
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Meanings
- n assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面積 | めんせき menseki | area (measurement); square measure; size (of land) |
| 積極 | せっきょく sekkyoku | active; positive; progressive |
| 蓄積 | ちくせき chikuseki | accumulation; accumulate; store |
| 積立 | つみたて tsumitate | saving; savings; accumulation |
| 積む | つむ tsumu | to pile up; to stack |
| 見積もり | みつもり mitsumori | estimate; estimation; valuation |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate; final; last |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
See also: Chinese symbol for “assertiveness”.
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.