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Japanese symbol for “corporal”

Romaji: gochou
corporal

In Japanese, corporal is , read (gochou).

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 corporal (mil)

Kanji and stroke order

five, five-man squad, file
on: ゴ
kun: いつつ
6 strokes · JLPT 1
long, leader, superior
on: チョウ
kun: なが.い、おさ
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “corporal”

WordReadingMeaning
にくてき nikutekiphysical; fleshly; corporal

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
らくご rakugostraggling; falling behind; being left behind
たいご taigorank (of troops); line; formation
ごする gosuruto rank with; to rank among
そつご sotsugorank and file; the ranks
らくごしゃ rakugoshadropout; straggler; outcast
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
しゃちょう shachoucompany president; manager; director
かいちょう kaichoupresident (of a society); chairman

See also: Chinese symbol for “corporal”.

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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