Japanese symbol for “facts”
事項
じこう
Romaji: jikou
matter; item; facts
In Japanese, facts is 事項, read じこう (jikou).
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 matter; item; facts
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “facts”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内実 | ないじつ naijitsu | the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs |
| 顛末 | てんまつ tenmatsu | details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events |
| 事理 | じり jiri | reason; facts; propriety |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 事故 | じこ jiko | accident; incident; trouble |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 条項 | じょうこう joukou | clause; article; stipulations |
See also: Chinese symbol for “facts”.
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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