Japanese symbol for “concise”
簡潔
かんけつ
Romaji: kanketsu
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
In Japanese, concise is 簡潔, read かんけつ (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
- adj-na concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “concise”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 端的 | たんてき tanteki | frank; direct; plain |
| 簡明 | かんめい kanmei | terse; concise; simple and clear |
| コンサイス | コンサイス konsaisu | concise |
| 約やか | つづまやか tsuzumayaka | concise; brief |
| 簡約 | かんやく kan'yaku | concise; brief; abridged |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 簡単 | かんたん kantan | simple; easy; uncomplicated |
| 簡易 | かんい kan'i | simple; simplified |
| 書簡 | しょかん shokan | letter; note; epistle |
| 簡素 | かんそ kanso | simple; plain; modest |
| 簡略 | かんりゃく kanryaku | simple; brief |
| 清潔 | せいけつ seiketsu | clean; hygienic; sanitary |
| 潔白 | けっぱく keppaku | innocence; guiltlessness; purity |
| 不潔 | ふけつ fuketsu | unclean; 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.