Japanese symbol for “competency”
実力
じつりょく
Romaji: jitsuryoku
(real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency
In Japanese, competency is 実力, read じつりょく (jitsuryoku).
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 (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency
- n arms; force
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “competency”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 技量 | ぎりょう giryou | ability; competency; talent |
| コンピテンシー | コンピテンシー konpitenshii | competency |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation; collaboration; help |
| 能力 | のうりょく nouryoku | ability; faculty |
See also: Chinese symbol for “competency”.
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.