Japanese symbol for “entrepreneur”
実業家
じつぎょうか
Romaji: jitsugyouka
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur
In Japanese, entrepreneur is 実業家, read じつぎょうか (jitsugyouka).
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 businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “entrepreneur”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ハスラー | ハスラー hasuraa | hustler; entrepreneur; go-getter |
| 企業家 | きぎょうか kigyouka | industrialist; entrepreneur |
| 起業家 | きぎょうか kigyouka | entrepreneur; person who starts a new business |
| 事業主 | じぎょうぬし jigyounushi | business owner; entrepreneur |
| 営業者 | えいぎょうしゃ eigyousha | business operator; entrepreneur |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
See also: Chinese symbol for “entrepreneur”.
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.