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Japanese symbol for “commercialization”

Romaji: kigyouka
commercialization; commercialisation

In Japanese, commercialization is , read (kigyouka).

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, vs commercialization; commercialisation

Kanji and stroke order

undertake, scheme, design
on: キ
kun: くわだ.てる、たくら.む
6 strokes · JLPT 1
business, vocation, arts
on: ギョウ、ゴウ
kun: わざ
13 strokes · JLPT 3
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “commercialization”

WordReadingMeaning
しょうぎょうか shougyoukacommercialization; commercialisation
しょうようか shouyoukacommercialization; commercialisation
しょうひんか shouhinkacommercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
じぎょうか jigyoukacommercialization

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
きかく kikakuplanning; plan; project
くわだて kuwadateplan; project; attempt
くわだてる kuwadateruto plan; to plot; to propose
きと kitoplan; project; scheme
しきぎょう shikigyouprivate enterprise
じぎょう jigyoubusiness; enterprise; venture
えいぎょう eigyoubusiness; trade; operations
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

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.