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Japanese symbol for “concise”

Romaji: kanketsu
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

In Japanese, concise is , read (kanketsu).

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-na concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

Kanji and stroke order

simplicity, brevity
on: カン、ケン
kun: えら.ぶ、ふだ
18 strokes · JLPT 2
undefiled, pure, clean
on: ケツ
kun: いさぎよ.い
15 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “concise”

WordReadingMeaning
たんてき tantekifrank; direct; plain
かんめい kanmeiterse; concise; simple and clear
コンサイス konsaisuconcise
つづまやか tsuzumayakaconcise; brief
かんやく kan'yakuconcise; brief; abridged

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんたん kantansimple; easy; uncomplicated
かんい kan'isimple; simplified
しょかん shokanletter; note; epistle
かんそ kansosimple; plain; modest
かんりゃく kanryakusimple; brief
せいけつ seiketsuclean; hygienic; sanitary
けっぱく keppakuinnocence; guiltlessness; purity
ふけつ fuketsuunclean; dirty; unsanitary

See also: Chinese symbol for “concise”.

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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