Japanese symbol for “catholic”
加特力
カトリック
Romaji: katorikku
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
In Japanese, catholic is 加特力, read カトリック (katorikku).
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Meanings
- n Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “catholic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| カソリック | カソリック kasorikku | Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church |
| 旧教徒 | きゅうきょうと kyuukyouto | (Roman) Catholic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing; processing; treatment |
| 加入 | かにゅう kanyuu | joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry |
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 特に | とくに tokuni | particularly; especially; in particular |
| 特別 | とくべつ tokubetsu | special; particular; extraordinary |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
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.