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Japanese symbol for “discreetly”

Romaji: teiyoku
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely

In Japanese, discreetly is , read (teiyoku).

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. adv decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3
good, pleasing, skilled
on: リョウ
kun: よ.い、-よ.い、い.い、-い.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team
たいけん taiken(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience
いったい ittai(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth
たいせい taiseiorder; system; structure
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
よい yoigood; excellent; fine
ふりょう furyoubad; poor; inferior

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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