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Japanese symbol for “exact”

Romaji: seikaku
accurate; correct; precise; exact

In Japanese, exact is , read (seikaku).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na, n accurate; correct; precise; exact

Kanji and stroke order

correct, justice, righteous
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
5 strokes · JLPT 3
assurance, firm, tight
on: カク、コウ
kun: たし.か、たし.かめる
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “exact”

WordReadingMeaning
てきかく tekikakuaccurate; precise; exact
せいみつ seimitsuprecise; exact; detailed
まさ masaexact; precise
たしか tashikareliable; trustworthy; safe
とりたてる toritateruto collect (debts); to dun; to exact

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうじき shoujikihonest; frank; candid
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision
かいせい kaiseirevision; amendment; alteration
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness
せいしき seishikiformal; official; regular
ふせい fuseiinjustice; unfairness; wrongdoing
かくにん kakuninconfirmation; verification; validation
たしか tashikasure; certain; positive

See also: Chinese symbol for “exact”.

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.