Japanese symbol for “centurion”
百卒長
ひゃくそつちょう
Romaji: hyakusotsuchou
centurion
In Japanese, centurion is 百卒長, read ひゃくそつちょう (hyakusotsuchou).
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 centurion
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百貨店 | ひゃっかてん hyakkaten | department store |
| 百姓 | ひゃくしょう hyakushou | farmer; peasant; farm laborer |
| 八百屋 | やおや yaoya | greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop |
| 百科 | ひゃっか hyakka | many objects (for study) |
| 八百長 | やおちょう yaochou | match fixing; put-up job; fixed game |
| 百戦錬磨 | ひゃくせんれんま hyakusenrenma | veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation; completion (of a course) |
| 新卒 | しんそつ shinsotsu | new graduate; recent graduate |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
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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