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Japanese symbol for “executives”

Romaji: shunoubu
executives; top management; governing body

In Japanese, executives is , read (shunoubu).

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 executives; top management; governing body

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

neck, counter for songs and poems
on: シュ
kun: くび
9 strokes · JLPT 3
brain, memory
on: ノウ、ドウ
kun: のうずる
11 strokes · JLPT 2
section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅしょう shushouprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
しゅと shuto(national) capital (city); metropolis
しゅのう shunouhead; leader; top
てくび tekubiwrist
あしくび ashikubiankle
ちくび chikubinipple; teat
ずのう zunouhead; brains
のうし noushibrain death
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole

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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