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Japanese symbol for “comptroller”

Romaji: kanji
auditor; controller; comptroller

In Japanese, comptroller is , read (kanji).

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 auditor; controller; comptroller (law)
  2. n supervisor; inspector; manager

Kanji and stroke order

oversee, official, govt office
on: カン
15 strokes · JLPT 1
matter, thing, fact
on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “comptroller”

WordReadingMeaning
かんさかん kansakaninspector; auditor; examiner

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんとく kantokusupervision; control; superintendence
かんし kanshimonitoring; watching; observation
かんきん kankinconfinement; imprisonment; incarceration
かんさ kansainspection; audit; judgement
かんしゅう kanshuu(editorial) supervision; general editorship
かんごく kangokuprison
しごと shigotowork; job; labor
じけん jikenevent; affair; incident

See also: Chinese symbol for “comptroller”.

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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