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Japanese symbol for “census”

Romaji: kokuseichousa
(national) census

In Japanese, census is , read (kokuseichousa).

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 (national) census

Kanji and stroke order

country
on: コク
kun: くに
8 strokes · JLPT 4
forces, energy, military strength
on: セイ、ゼイ
kun: いきお.い、はずみ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
tune, tone, meter
on: チョウ
kun: しら.べる、しら.べ、ととの.う、ととの.える
15 strokes · JLPT 2
investigate
on: サ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “census”

WordReadingMeaning
こせき kosekicensus
センサス sensasucensus
じんこうちょうさ jinkouchousacensus
にんべつあらため ninbetsuaratamecensus (Edo period)
ぜんすうちょうさ zensuuchousafull-count survey; complete enumeration; census

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんこく zenkokuthe whole country
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
こくみん kokuminpeople (of a country); nation; citizen
こっか kokkastate; country; nation
こくさい kokusaiinternational
がいこく gaikokuforeign country
しせい shiseiposture; pose; position
せいりょく seiryokuinfluence; power; might
ちょうさ chousainvestigation; examination; inquiry
けんさ kensainspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test

See also: Chinese symbol for “census”.

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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