Japanese symbol for “degree”
程度
ていど
Romaji: teido
degree; amount; grade; standard
In Japanese, degree is 程度, read ていど (teido).
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
- adv, n, n-suf degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “degree”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加減 | かげん kagen | degree; extent; amount |
| 度合い | どあい doai | degree; extent |
| 度 | ど do | degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.) |
| 学位 | がくい gakui | (academic) degree |
| 程 | ほど hodo | extent; degree; measure |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 過程 | かてい katei | process; course; mechanism |
| 日程 | にってい nittei | schedule; program; programme |
| 課程 | かてい katei | course; curriculum |
| 工程 | こうてい koutei | process; operation; stage of a process |
| 方程式 | ほうていしき houteishiki | equation; formula |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year |
See also: Chinese symbol for “degree”.
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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