Japanese symbol for “execution”
実行
じっこう
Romaji: jikkou
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; action
In Japanese, execution is 実行, read じっこう (jikkou).
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, vs, vt execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
- n, vs, vt execution (of a program); run (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “execution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執行 | しっこう shikkou | execution; carrying out; performance |
| 処刑 | しょけい shokei | execution |
| 遂行 | すいこう suikou | accomplishment; execution |
| 出来 | でき deki | workmanship; craftsmanship; execution |
| 締結 | ていけつ teiketsu | conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty) |
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 |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
See also: Chinese symbol for “execution”.
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.