Japanese symbol for “compendium”
大系
たいけい
Romaji: taikei
outline; survey; compendium
In Japanese, compendium is 大系, read たいけい (taikei).
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 outline; survey; compendium
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “compendium”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便覧 | びんらん binran | handbook; manual; compendium |
| 総覧 | そうらん souran | compendium; complete guide; comprehensive guide |
| 提要 | ていよう teiyou | summary; outline; compendium |
| 撮要 | さつよう satsuyou | outline; summary; compendium |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 大統領 | だいとうりょう daitouryou | president (of a country) |
| 系列 | けいれつ keiretsu | series; sequence; system |
| 系統 | けいとう keitou | system |
See also: Chinese symbol for “compendium”.
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.