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Japanese symbol for “enacting”

Romaji: seiritsu
formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence

In Japanese, enacting is , read (seiritsu).

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, vi, vs formation; establishment; materialization; coming into existence
  2. n, vi, vs conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); approval; completion; closing; enacting
  3. n, vi, vs being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding; applying

Kanji and stroke order

turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
stand up, rise, set up
on: リツ、リュウ、リットル
kun: た.つ、-た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “enacting”

WordReadingMeaning
ほうぶんか houbunkawriting into law; codification; enacting

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment
へいせい heiseiHeisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
こうせい kouseicomposition; construction; formation
たっせい tasseiachievement; attainment; accomplishment
たちば tachibaposition; situation
どくりつ dokuritsuindependence; self-reliance; supporting oneself

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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