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Japanese symbol for “compliance”

Romaji: shoudaku
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement

In Japanese, compliance is , read (shoudaku).

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 consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

Kanji and stroke order

acquiesce, hear, listen to
on: ショウ、ジョウ
kun: うけたまわ.る、う.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 2
consent, assent, agreement
on: ダク
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “compliance”

WordReadingMeaning
じゅんしゅ junshuobservance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying
がっち gatchiagreement; concurrence; conformance
そくおう sokuoucompliance; conformance; adaptation
しょうふく shoufukuaccepting; consenting; agreeing
しょうち shouchiacceptance; consent; assent

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうにん shouninrecognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
りょうしょう ryoushouacknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding
しょうち shouchiknowledge; awareness
けいしょう keishouinheritance; succession; accession
でんしょう denshouhanding down (information); legend; tradition
きょだく kyodakuconsent; assent; approval
じゅだく judakuacceptance
かいだく kaidakuready consent

See also: Chinese symbol for “compliance”.

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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