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Japanese symbol for “conducting”

Romaji: keiei
management; administration; operation; running (a business)

In Japanese, conducting is , read (keiei).

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, vs, vt management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting

Kanji and stroke order

sutra, longitude, pass thru
on: ケイ、キョウ、キン
kun: へ.る、た.つ、たていと、はか.る
11 strokes · JLPT 2
camp, perform, build
on: エイ
kun: いとな.む、いとな.み
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “conducting”

WordReadingMeaning
しき shikiconducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
きょうどう kyoudouguidance; leading (the way); taking point

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいざい keizaieconomy; economics
けいけん keikenexperience
しんけい shinkeinerve
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
けいゆ keiyugoing through; going via; going by way of
うんえい un'eimanagement; administration; operation
えいぎょう eigyoubusiness; trade; operations
こくえい kokueigovernment management; state management

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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