Japanese symbol for “deliberation”
審議
しんぎ
Romaji: shingi
deliberation; discussion; consideration
In Japanese, deliberation is 審議, read しんぎ (shingi).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt deliberation; discussion; consideration
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deliberation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 考え | かんがえ kangae | consideration; judgement; deliberation |
| 熟慮 | じゅくりょ jukuryo | deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration |
| 思案 | しあん shian | careful thought; consideration; deliberation |
| 議 | ぎ gi | discussion; deliberation |
| 熟考 | じゅっこう jukkou | careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 審判 | しんぱん shinpan | judgement; judgment; decision |
| 不審 | ふしん fushin | doubt; suspicion; question |
| 審査 | しんさ shinsa | judging; inspection; examination |
| 審理 | しんり shinri | trial |
| 審問 | しんもん shinmon | trial; hearing; inquiry |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
See also: Chinese symbol for “deliberation”.
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.