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Japanese symbol for “calibration”

Romaji: kousei
proofreading

In Japanese, calibration is , read (kousei).

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 proofreading
  2. n, vs, vt calibration

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

exam, school, printing
on: コウ、キョウ
10 strokes · JLPT 4
correct, justice, righteous
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “calibration”

WordReadingMeaning
キャリブレーション kyaribureeshoncalibration
キャリブレート kyaribureetocalibration

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
がっこう gakkouschool
こうこう koukousenior high school; high school
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
こうこうせい koukouseisenior high school student
ちゅうがっこう chuugakkoujunior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
こうちょう kouchouprincipal; head teacher; headmaster
しょうじき shoujikihonest; frank; candid
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision

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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