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Japanese symbol for “catechism”

Romaji: koukaimondou
catechism

In Japanese, catechism is , read (koukaimondou).

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 catechism

Kanji and stroke order

public, prince, official
on: コウ、ク
kun: おおやけ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4
question, ask, problem
on: モン
kun: と.う、と.い、とん
11 strokes · JLPT 3
solution, answer
on: トウ
kun: こた.える、こた.え
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “catechism”

WordReadingMeaning
カテキズム katekizumucatechism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうかい koukaiopening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
こうしき koushikiofficial; formal
こうえん kouenpublic performance
こうえん kouen(public) park
こうきょう koukyoupublic (facilities, service, etc.); communal
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
もんだい mondaiquestion (e.g. on a test); problem
こたえ kotaeanswer; reply; response

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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