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Japanese symbol for “commodore”

Romaji: teitoku
admiral; commodore

In Japanese, commodore is , read (teitoku).

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 admiral; commodore

Kanji and stroke order

propose, take along, carry in hand
on: テイ、チョウ、ダイ
kun: さ.げる
12 strokes · JLPT 1
coach, command, urge
on: トク
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “commodore”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅんしょう junshoucommodore; brigadier general
コモドール komodooruCommodore
だいしょう daishoubrigadier general; commodore

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていきょう teikyouoffer; tender; providing
ていあん teianproposal; proposition; suggestion
ていしゅつ teishutsupresentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence)
ぜんてい zenteicondition; assumption; prerequisite
ていけい teikeicooperation; tie-up; joint business
ていき teikiraising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue)
かんとく kantokusupervision; control; superintendence
そうとく soutokugovernor-general; governor; viceroy

See also: Chinese symbol for “commodore”.

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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