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Japanese symbol for “equipped”

Romaji: naizou
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)

In Japanese, equipped is , read (naizou).

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. adj-no, vs, vt internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)

Kanji and stroke order

inside, within, between
on: ナイ、ダイ
kun: うち
4 strokes · JLPT 2
storehouse, hide, own
on: ゾウ、ソウ
kun: くら、おさ.める、かく.れる
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ないよう naiyoucontents; content; substance
こくない kokunaiwithin the country; inside the county; domestic
ないぶ naibuinterior; inside; internal
いない inaiwithin; inside of; less than
あんない annaiguidance; leading (the way); showing around
ないかく naikakucabinet (of a government); ministry
れいぞうこ reizoukorefrigerator; fridge
おおくら ookuraMinistry of Finance

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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