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Japanese symbol for “fix”

Romaji: ittei
to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize

In Japanese, fix is , read (ittei).

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. vi, vs, vt to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize
  2. adj-no constant; definite; uniform; defined; certain; prescribed

Kanji and stroke order

one, one radical (no.1)
on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ
1 strokes · JLPT 4
determine, fix, establish
on: テイ、ジョウ
kun: さだ.める、さだ.まる、さだ.か
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “fix”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision
きめる kimeruto decide; to choose; to determine
なおす naosuto repair; to mend; to fix
きす kisuto fix (a time, date, etc.); to set
すえる sueruto place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いっしょ issho(doing) together
いちばん ichibannumber one; first; first place
ひとつ hitotsuone
いっぱん ippangeneral; universal
いちぶ ichibuone part; one portion; one section
いっぽう ippouone (esp. of two); the other; one way
よてい yoteiplans; arrangement; schedule
けってい ketteidecision; determination

See also: Chinese symbol for “fix”.

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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