Japanese symbol for “corporal”
伍長
ごちょう
Romaji: gochou
corporal
In Japanese, corporal is 伍長, read ごちょう (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
- n corporal (mil)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “corporal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肉的 | にくてき nikuteki | physical; fleshly; corporal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落伍 | らくご rakugo | straggling; falling behind; being left behind |
| 隊伍 | たいご taigo | rank (of troops); line; formation |
| 伍する | ごする gosuru | to rank with; to rank among |
| 卒伍 | そつご sotsugo | rank and file; the ranks |
| 落伍者 | らくごしゃ rakugosha | dropout; straggler; outcast |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (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.