Japanese symbol for “deacon”
執事
しつじ
Romaji: shitsuji
steward; butler
In Japanese, deacon is 執事, read しつじ (shitsuji).
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 steward; butler
- n court official
- n deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.) (Christn)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deacon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 助祭 | じょさい josai | deacon (Catholic) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執行 | しっこう shikkou | execution; carrying out; performance |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ shippitsu | writing; authoring |
| 執念 | しゅうねん shuunen | tenacity; persistence; obsession |
| 執着 | しゅうちゃく shuuchaku | attachment; adhesion; insistence |
| 確執 | かくしつ kakushitsu | discord; antagonism |
| 執務 | しつむ shitsumu | performance of one's official duties |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “deacon”.
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.