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Japanese symbol for “concerned”

Romaji: tougai
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said

In Japanese, concerned is , read (tougai).

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. adj-no appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent

Kanji and stroke order

hit, right, appropriate
on: トウ
kun: あ.たる、あ.たり、あ.てる、あ.て
6 strokes · JLPT 2
above-stated, the said, that specific
on: ガイ
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほんとう hontoutruth; reality; actuality
とうじ toujiat that time; in those days
たんとう tantoubeing in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper
そうとう soutoucorresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to
とうせん tousenbeing elected
がいとう gaitoucorresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to
がいはく gaihakuprofundity; extensive (knowledge)

See also: Chinese symbol for “concerned”.

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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