Japanese symbol for “auditing”
聴講
ちょうこう
Romaji: choukou
lecture attendance; auditing
In Japanese, auditing is 聴講, read ちょうこう (choukou).
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, vi, vs lecture attendance; auditing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “auditing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会計監査 | かいけいかんさ kaikeikansa | audit; auditing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 視聴 | しちょう shichou | looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching |
| 聴衆 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | audience; attendance; hearers |
| 聴覚 | ちょうかく choukaku | (sense of) hearing; auditory perception |
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう bouchou | listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting) |
| 聴取 | ちょうしゅ choushu | hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect) |
| 盗聴 | とうちょう touchou | interception (email); wiretap; bug |
| 講師 | こうし koushi | speaker; lecturer |
| 講演 | こうえん kouen | lecture; address; speech |
See also: Chinese symbol for “auditing”.
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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