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Japanese symbol for “coverage”

Romaji: taishou
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

In Japanese, coverage is , read (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

  1. adj-no, n target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

Kanji and stroke order

vis-a-vis, opposite, even
on: タイ、ツイ
kun: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2
elephant, pattern after, imitate
on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “coverage”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうどう houdoureport (of news); reporting; news
カバー kabaacoverage
カバレッジ kabarejjicoverage
もうらりつ mouraritsucoverage
たいしょうはんい taishouhan'iscope; coverage; selected range

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
ぜったい zettaiabsolutely; definitely; unconditionally
たいさく taisakumeasure; step; countermeasure
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
たいりつ tairitsuconfrontation; opposition; antagonism
いんしょう inshouimpression
げんしょう genshouphenomenon
しょうちょう shouchousymbol (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.

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