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Japanese symbol for “compatible”

Romaji: touitsu
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification

In Japanese, compatible is , read (touitsu).

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, vt unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible

Kanji and stroke order

overall, relationship, ruling
on: トウ
kun: す.べる
12 strokes · JLPT 1
one, one radical (no.1)
on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ
1 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “compatible”

WordReadingMeaning
ごかん gokancompatible (e.g. PC)
コンパチブル konpachiburucompatible
コンパチ konpachicompatible
しんわてき shinwatekicompatible; friendly (e.g. user-friendly, environment-friendly)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
でんとう dentoutradition; convention
とうごう tougouintegration; unification; unity
とうけい toukeistatistics
とうち touchirule; reign; government
いっしょ issho(doing) together
いちばん ichibannumber one; first; first place
ひとつ hitotsuone

See also: Chinese symbol for “compatible”.

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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