Japanese symbol for “filing”
提出
ていしゅつ
Romaji: teishutsu
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill)
In Japanese, filing is 提出, read ていしゅつ (teishutsu).
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 presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
Written forms: 提出、堤出. Readings: ていしゅつ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “filing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report; return (e.g. tax); statement |
| 提起 | ていき teiki | instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; filing (a claim) |
| ファイリング | ファイリング fairingu | filing |
| ファイル | ファイル fairu | file (collection of documents); filing; keeping on file |
| ヤスリ掛け | ヤスリがけ yasurigake | filing; rasping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | ていきょう teikyou | offer; tender; providing |
| 提案 | ていあん teian | proposal; proposition; suggestion |
| 前提 | ぜんてい zentei | condition; assumption; prerequisite |
| 提携 | ていけい teikei | cooperation; tie-up; joint business |
| 提起 | ていき teiki | raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue) |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance |
| 出す | だす dasu | to take out; to get out |
| 出る | でる deru | to leave; to exit; to go out |
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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