Japanese symbol for “conquering”
席巻
せっけん
Romaji: sekken
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
In Japanese, conquering is 席巻, read せっけん (sekken).
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
- n, vs, vt sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
Written forms: 席巻、席捲. Readings: せっけん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “conquering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 風靡 | ふうび fuubi | overwhelming; conquering; dominating |
| 平定 | へいてい heitei | suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation |
| 征服 | せいふく seifuku | overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill) |
| 超克 | ちょうこく choukoku | overcoming; conquering; surmounting |
| 攻伐 | こうばつ koubatsu | subjugation; attacking; conquering |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出席 | しゅっせき shusseki | attendance; presence; appearance |
| 座席 | ざせき zaseki | seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating |
| 欠席 | けっせき kesseki | absence; non-attendance |
| 客席 | きゃくせき kyakuseki | guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi) |
| 議席 | ぎせき giseki | parliamentary seat |
| 打席 | だせき daseki | batter's box; one's turn at bat |
| 巻き込む | まきこむ makikomu | to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up |
| 竜巻 | たつまき tatsumaki | tornado; whirlwind; waterspout |
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.