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Japanese symbol for “dignitaries”

Romaji: orekireki
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots

In Japanese, dignitaries is , read (orekireki).

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 dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

curriculum, continuation, passage of time
on: レキ、レッキ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “dignitaries”

WordReadingMeaning
おえらがた oeragatasuperiors; big shots; higher-ups
れきれき rekirekinotables; dignitaries; illustrious families
きけんしんし kikenshinshigentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れきし rekishihistory
けいれき keirekipersonal history; background; career
がくれき gakurekiacademic background; academic credentials; academic record
れきだい rekidaisuccessive generations; successive emperors
りれき rirekipersonal history; background; career
れきにん rekininsuccessive jobs; consecutive jobs

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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