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Japanese symbol for “consultant”

Romaji: komon
adviser; advisor; consultant; counselor

In Japanese, consultant is , read (komon).

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 adviser; advisor; consultant; counselor
  2. n school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager

Kanji and stroke order

look back, review, examine oneself
on: コ
kun: かえり.みる
21 strokes · JLPT 1
question, ask, problem
on: モン
kun: と.う、と.い、とん
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “consultant”

WordReadingMeaning
コンサルタント konsarutantoconsultant
さんよ san'yoconsultant; councillor; adviser
しんだんし shindanshiconsultant
コンサル konsaruconsulting; consultant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こきゃく kokyakucustomer; client; patron
かいこ kaikorecollecting; reminiscing; looking back
かえりみる kaerimiruto look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about
かえりみ kaerimilooking back
あいこ aikopatronage; favour; favor
もんだい mondaiquestion (e.g. on a test); problem
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry
ぎもん gimondoubt; question; suspicion

See also: Chinese symbol for “consultant”.

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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