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Japanese symbol for “chronological”

Romaji: keijiteki
chronological; over time

In Japanese, chronological is , read (keijiteki).

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. adj-na chronological; over time

Kanji and stroke order

sutra, longitude, pass thru
on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る
11 strokes · JLPT 2
time, hour
on: ジ
kun: とき、-どき
10 strokes · JLPT 4
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “chronological”

WordReadingMeaning
はっせいじゅん hasseijunchronological
けいじ keijichronological; successive; metachronic

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいざい keizaieconomy; economics
けいけん keikenexperience
けいえい keieimanagement; administration; operation
しんけい shinkeinerve
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
けいゆ keiyugoing through; going via; going by way of
じかん jikantime
じだい jidaiperiod; epoch; era
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “chronological”.

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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