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Japanese symbol for “conscientious”

Romaji: nen'iri
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious

In Japanese, conscientious is , read (nen'iri).

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, n careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

Kanji and stroke order

wish, sense, idea
on: ネン
8 strokes · JLPT 2
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “conscientious”

WordReadingMeaning
まめ mamediligent; hardworking; conscientious
ていねい teineicareful; close; thorough
りちぎ richigiupright; honest; faithful
りょうしんてき ryoushintekiconscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest
きんちょく kinchokuconscientious; scrupulous

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きねん kinencommemoration; celebration; remembrance
ざんねん zannenregrettable; unfortunate; disappointing
がいねん gainengeneral idea; concept; notion
けねん kenenworry; fear; anxiety
りねん rinen(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea
しんねん shinnenbelief; faith; conviction
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation

See also: Chinese symbol for “conscientious”.

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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