Japanese symbol for “drafting”
徴用
ちょうよう
Romaji: chouyou
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering
In Japanese, drafting is 徴用, read ちょうよう (chouyou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
Written forms: 徴用、徴傭. Readings: ちょうよう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “drafting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 起草 | きそう kisou | drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up |
| 製図 | せいず seizu | drafting; drawing |
| 立案 | りつあん ritsuan | drafting; drawing up |
| 起案 | きあん kian | drafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up |
| 起稿 | きこう kikou | beginning writing (a draft); drafting |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 特徴 | とくちょう tokuchou | feature; trait; characteristic |
| 象徴 | しょうちょう shouchou | symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation |
| 徴収 | ちょうしゅう choushuu | collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy |
| 徴兵 | ちょうへい chouhei | conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment |
| 徴税 | ちょうぜい chouzei | tax collection; taxation |
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 採用 | さいよう saiyou | use; adoption; acceptance |
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.