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Japanese symbol for “documentation”

Romaji: dokyumento
document

In Japanese, documentation is (dokyumento).

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 document
  2. n document (comp)
  3. n documentation (comp)
  4. n documentary; reportage

Other Japanese words for “documentation”

WordReadingMeaning
ドキュメンテーション dokyumenteeshondocumentation
ぶんけんしゅう bunkenshuudocumentation
ぶんしょか bunshokadocumentation
みぶんじこう mibunjikoumatters for identification; documentation
しょうこしょるい shoukoshoruidocumentary evidence; documentation

See also: Chinese symbol for “documentation”.

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.