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Japanese symbol for “chartered”

Romaji: chokkyo
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)

In Japanese, chartered is , read (chokkyo).

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 imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)

Kanji and stroke order

imperial order
on: チョク
kun: いまし.める、みことのり
9 strokes · JLPT 1
permit, approve
on: キョ
kun: ゆる.す、もと
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “chartered”

WordReadingMeaning
てんかごめん tenkagomenlicensed; chartered; officially allowed

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちょくご chokugoimperial rescript
ちょくめい chokumeiimperial command
しょうちょく shouchokuimperial edict; decree
ちょくし chokushiimperial envoy; imperial messenger
ちょくせん chokusencompilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
ちょくがん chokuganimperial prayer
きょか kyokapermission; approval; authorization
めんきょ menkyolicense; licence; permission

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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