Japanese symbol for “devolution”
委譲
いじょう
Romaji: ijou
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
In Japanese, devolution is 委譲, read いじょう (ijou).
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, vs, vt transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “devolution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 権限委譲 | けんげんいじょう kengen'ijou | devolution; delegation of authority; transfer of power |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 委員 | いいん iin | committee member |
| 委託 | いたく itaku | entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge |
| 委任 | いにん inin | entrusting; charge; delegation |
| 委嘱 | いしょく ishoku | commissioning; entrusting (with); request |
| 委ねる | ゆだねる yudaneru | to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to |
| 委員会 | いいんかい iinkai | committee; commission; board |
| 譲渡 | じょうと jouto | transfer; assignment; conveyance |
| 譲歩 | じょうほ jouho | concession; conciliation; compromise |
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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