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Japanese symbol for “entail”

Romaji: genshisouzoku
entail (in Western common law); fee tail

In Japanese, entail is , read (genshisouzoku).

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 entail (in Western common law); fee tail (law)

Kanji and stroke order

limit, restrict, to best of ability
on: ゲン
kun: かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り
9 strokes · JLPT 2
heir, succeed
on: シ
13 strokes · JLPT 1
inter-, mutual, together
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: あい-
9 strokes · JLPT 2
continue, series, sequel
on: ゾク、ショク、コウ、キョウ
kun: つづ.く、つづ.ける、つぐ.ない
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
げんてい genteilimit; restriction
せいげん seigenrestriction; restraint; limitation
かぎり kagirilimit; limits; bounds
げんかい genkailimit; bound
きげん kigenterm; period; time frame
けんげん kengenpower; authority; jurisdiction
こうし koushiImperial heir; Crown Prince
しし shishiheir
あいて aitecompanion; partner; company
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series

See also: Chinese symbol for “entail”.

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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