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Japanese symbol for “coe”

Romaji: kenkyuukyouikukyoten
center of excellence; COE

In Japanese, coe is , read (kenkyuukyouikukyoten).

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 center of excellence; COE

Kanji and stroke order

polish, study of, sharpen
on: ケン
kun: と.ぐ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
research, study
on: キュウ、ク
kun: きわ.める
7 strokes · JLPT 3
teach, faith, doctrine
on: キョウ
kun: おし.える、おそ.わる
11 strokes · JLPT 3
bring up, grow up, raise
on: イク
kun: そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む
8 strokes · JLPT 2
foothold, based on, follow
on: キョ、コ
kun: よ.る
8 strokes · JLPT 1
spot, point, mark
on: テン
kun: つ.ける、つ.く、た.てる、さ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けんきゅう kenkyuuresearch; study; investigation
けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujoresearch institute; (research) laboratory
けんしゅう kenshuutraining (esp. in-service); induction course
けんま kenmagrinding; polishing
とぐ toguto sharpen; to hone; to whet
とぎ togipolish; grinding; sharpening
きゅうきょく kyuukyokuultimate; final; last
きゅうめい kyuumeiinvestigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light
きょういく kyouikueducation; schooling; training
たいいく taiikuphysical education; PE; gym (class)
しょうこ shoukoevidence; proof
してん shitenpoint of view; viewpoint; angle

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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