Japanese symbol for “compliance”
承諾
しょうだく
Romaji: shoudaku
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement
In Japanese, compliance is 承諾, read しょうだく (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
- n, vs, vt consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “compliance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遵守 | じゅんしゅ junshu | observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying |
| 合致 | がっち gatchi | agreement; concurrence; conformance |
| 即応 | そくおう sokuou | compliance; conformance; adaptation |
| 承服 | しょうふく shoufuku | accepting; consenting; agreeing |
| 承知 | しょうち shouchi | acceptance; consent; assent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 承認 | しょうにん shounin | recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment |
| 了承 | りょうしょう ryoushou | acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding |
| 承知 | しょうち shouchi | knowledge; awareness |
| 継承 | けいしょう keishou | inheritance; succession; accession |
| 伝承 | でんしょう denshou | handing down (information); legend; tradition |
| 許諾 | きょだく kyodaku | consent; assent; approval |
| 受諾 | じゅだく judaku | acceptance |
| 快諾 | かいだく kaidaku | ready 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.