Japanese symbol for “executor”
遺言執行者
いごんしっこうしゃ
Romaji: igonshikkousha
executor (of a will); testamentary executor
In Japanese, executor is 遺言執行者, read いごんしっこうしゃ (igonshikkousha).
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Meanings
- n executor (of a will); testamentary executor (law)
Written forms: 遺言執行者. Readings: いごんしっこうしゃ、ゆいごんしっこうしゃ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “executor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執行者 | しっこうしゃ shikkousha | executor |
| 執行人 | しっこうにん shikkounin | person in charge of implementation; executor; enforcer |
| エクスキューター | エクスキューター ekusukyuutaa | executor |
| 管理人 | かんりにん kanrinin | custodian; executor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 遺産 | いさん isan | inheritance; bequest; legacy |
| 遺体 | いたい itai | (dead) body; corpse; remains |
| 遺跡 | いせき iseki | (archeological) remains; ruins; relics |
| 遺伝 | いでん iden | heredity; (genetic) inheritance |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし idenshi | gene |
| 遺言 | ゆいごん yuigon | will; testament; one's dying wish |
| 言う | いう iu | to say; to utter; to declare |
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 執行 | しっこう shikkou | execution; carrying out; performance |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
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.