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Japanese symbol for “customized”

Romaji: tokusou
specially equipped; customized; customised

In Japanese, customized is , read (tokusou).

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 specially equipped; customized; customised

Kanji and stroke order

special
on: トク
10 strokes · JLPT 3
attire, dress, pretend
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: よそお.う、よそお.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とくに tokuniparticularly; especially; in particular
とくべつ tokubetsuspecial; particular; extraordinary
どくとく dokutokupeculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
とくちょう tokuchoufeature; trait; characteristic
とくてい tokuteispecific; particular; designated
とくしゅ tokushuspecial; particular; peculiar
そうち souchiequipment; device; installation
ぶそう busouarms; armament; taking up arms

See also: Chinese symbol for “customized”.

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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