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Japanese symbol for “drafting”

Romaji: chouyou
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering

In Japanese, drafting is , read (chouyou).

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, vs, vt drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

indications, sign, omen
on: チョウ、チ
kun: しるし
14 strokes · JLPT 1
utilize, business, service
on: ヨウ
kun: もち.いる
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “drafting”

WordReadingMeaning
きそう kisoudrafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
せいず seizudrafting; drawing
りつあん ritsuandrafting; drawing up
きあん kiandrafting (a plan, contract, etc.); drawing up
きこう kikoubeginning writing (a draft); drafting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とくちょう tokuchoufeature; trait; characteristic
しょうちょう shouchousymbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
ちょうしゅう choushuucollection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
ちょうへい chouheiconscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
ちょうぜい chouzeitax collection; taxation
しよう shiyouuse; application; employment
りよう riyouuse; utilization; utilisation
さいよう saiyouuse; 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.

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