Japanese symbol for “diploma”
免状
めんじょう
Romaji: menjou
licence; license; certificate; permit
In Japanese, diploma is 免状, read めんじょう (menjou).
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 licence; license; certificate; permit
- n diploma
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “diploma”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ディプロマ | ディプロマ dipuroma | diploma |
| 修了証書 | しゅうりょうしょうしょ shuuryoushousho | diploma |
| 学位記 | がくいき gakuiki | diploma; testamur; graduation certificate |
| 奥許し | おくゆるし okuyurushi | secret; initiation; diploma |
| 卒業証書 | そつぎょうしょうしょ sotsugyoushousho | graduation certificate; diploma; testamur |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 免許 | めんきょ menkyo | license; licence; permission |
| 免疫 | めんえき men'eki | immunity; immunization; immunisation |
| 免税 | めんぜい menzei | tax exemption; duty exemption |
| 免除 | めんじょ menjo | exemption; exoneration; discharge |
| 免れる | まぬがれる manugareru | to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from |
| 免責 | めんせき menseki | exemption from responsibility |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state; condition; situation |
| 状況 | じょうきょう joukyou | state of affairs; situation; conditions |
See also: Chinese symbol for “diploma”.
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