Japanese symbol for “coverage”
対象
たいしょう
Romaji: taishou
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
In Japanese, coverage is 対象, read たいしょう (taishou).
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
- adj-no, n target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “coverage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| カバー | カバー kabaa | coverage |
| カバレッジ | カバレッジ kabarejji | coverage |
| 網羅率 | もうらりつ mouraritsu | coverage |
| 対象範囲 | たいしょうはんい taishouhan'i | scope; coverage; selected range |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 絶対 | ぜったい zettai | absolutely; definitely; unconditionally |
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | measure; step; countermeasure |
| 反対 | はんたい hantai | opposition; resistance; antagonism |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition; antagonism |
| 印象 | いんしょう inshou | impression |
| 現象 | げんしょう genshou | phenomenon |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “coverage”.
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.