Japanese symbol for “curator”
館長
かんちょう
Romaji: kanchou
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
In Japanese, curator is 館長, read かんちょう (kanchou).
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 superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “curator”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キュレーター | キュレーター kyureetaa | curator |
| 学芸員 | がくげいいん gakugeiin | curator (e.g. museum) |
| 保佐人 | ほさにん hosanin | conservator; curator |
| 補佐人 | ほさにん hosanin | assistant; aide; curator |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 図書館 | としょかん toshokan | library |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん bijutsukan | art museum; art gallery |
| 博物館 | はくぶつかん hakubutsukan | museum |
| 大使館 | たいしかん taishikan | embassy |
| 旅館 | りょかん ryokan | ryokan; traditional Japanese inn |
| 水族館 | すいぞくかん suizokukan | aquarium (building); oceanarium |
| 成長 | せいちょう seichou | growth; development; growing up |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
See also: Chinese symbol for “curator”.
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.