Japanese symbol for “commandment”
戒律
かいりつ
Romaji: kairitsu
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
In Japanese, commandment is 戒律, read かいりつ (kairitsu).
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 (religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “commandment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戒 | かい kai | admonition; commandment |
| 戒め | いましめ imashime | prohibition; ban; commandment |
| 禁戒 | きんかい kinkai | prohibition (e.g. in Buddhism); taboo (esp. religious or cultural); commandment |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 警戒 | けいかい keikai | vigilance; caution; alertness |
| 懲戒 | ちょうかい choukai | discipline; punishment; reprimand |
| 戒め | いましめ imashime | caution; admonition; warning |
| 厳戒 | げんかい genkai | strict guard |
| 哨戒 | しょうかい shoukai | patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
| 規律 | きりつ kiritsu | order; observance; discipline |
| 旋律 | せんりつ senritsu | melody; tune |
See also: Chinese symbol for “commandment”.
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.