Japanese symbol for “electrician”
電工
でんこう
Romaji: denkou
electrician
In Japanese, electrician is 電工, read でんこう (denkou).
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 electrician
- n electrical engineering
- n-suf electric works (following company name)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “electrician”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電気工 | でんきこう denkikou | electrician |
| 電気技術者 | でんきぎじゅつしゃ denkigijutsusha | electrical engineer; electrician |
| 電気技師 | でんきぎし denkigishi | electrical engineer; electrician |
| 電気屋 | でんきや denkiya | electrician |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 電車 | でんしゃ densha | train; electric train |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron |
| 電力 | でんりょく denryoku | electric power |
| 発電 | はつでん hatsuden | generation of electricity; power generation |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
See also: Chinese symbol for “electrician”.
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.