Japanese symbol for “committee”
委
い
Romaji: i
committee; commission; board; panel
In Japanese, committee is 委, read い (i).
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-suf committee; commission; board; panel
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “committee”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 委員会 | いいんかい iinkai | committee; commission; board |
| コミッティー | コミッティー komittii | committee |
| 後援会 | こうえんかい kouenkai | support group; fan club; (election) committee |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 委員 | いいん iin | committee member |
| 委託 | いたく itaku | entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge |
| 委任 | いにん inin | entrusting; charge; delegation |
| 委嘱 | いしょく ishoku | commissioning; entrusting (with); request |
| 委ねる | ゆだねる yudaneru | to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to |
| 委員会 | いいんかい iinkai | committee; commission; board |
See also: Chinese symbol for “committee”.
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.