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Japanese symbol for “entrepreneur”

Romaji: jitsugyouka
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur

In Japanese, entrepreneur is , read (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

  1. n businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry

Kanji and stroke order

reality, truth, seed
on: ジツ、シツ
kun: み、みの.る、まこと、みの
8 strokes · JLPT 2
business, vocation, arts
on: ギョウ、ゴウ
kun: わざ
13 strokes · JLPT 3
house, home, family
on: カ、ケ
kun: いえ、や、うち
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “entrepreneur”

WordReadingMeaning
ハスラー hasuraahustler; entrepreneur; go-getter
きぎょうか kigyoukaindustrialist; entrepreneur
きぎょうか kigyoukaentrepreneur; person who starts a new business
じぎょうぬし jigyounushibusiness owner; entrepreneur
えいぎょうしゃ eigyoushabusiness operator; entrepreneur

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
じつは jitsuhaas a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth
じじつ jijitsufact; truth; reality
げんじつ genjitsureality; actuality; hard fact
じっし jisshienforcement; implementation; putting into practice
かくじつ kakujitsucertain; sure; definite
きぎょう kigyouenterprise; business; company
じぎょう jigyoubusiness; enterprise; venture
かぞく kazokufamily

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.

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