Japanese symbol for “discretion”
裁量
さいりょう
Romaji: sairyou
discretion; judgement; judgment
In Japanese, discretion is 裁量, read さいりょう (sairyou).
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 discretion; judgement; judgment
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “discretion”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遠慮 | えんりょ enryo | reserve; constraint; restraint |
| 分別 | ふんべつ funbetsu | discretion; prudence; good sense |
| 物心 | ものごころ monogokoro | awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment |
| 思慮 | しりょ shiryo | prudence; discretion; thought |
| 取り計らい | とりはからい torihakarai | arrangement; handling; measures |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial; judgement; judgment |
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ saibansho | court; courthouse |
| 総裁 | そうさい sousai | president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank) |
| 制裁 | せいさい seisai | sanctions; punishment |
| 独裁 | どくさい dokusai | dictatorship; despotism; autocracy |
| 裁判官 | さいばんかん saibankan | judge |
| 大量 | たいりょう tairyou | large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction) |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
See also: Chinese symbol for “discretion”.
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