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Japanese symbol for “forthwith”

Romaji: chitainaku
without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith

In Japanese, forthwith is , read (chitainaku).

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. adv, exp without delay; promptly; immediately; forthwith

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

slow, late, back
on: チ
kun: おく.れる、おく.らす、おそ.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
stagnate, be delayed, overdue
on: タイ、テイ
kun: とどこお.る
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おくれ okuredelay; lag; falling behind
おそい osoislow
ちこく chikokulateness; tardiness; arriving late
ておくれ teokurebeing too late; losing one's final chance
ちえん chiendelay; latency
おくれる okureruto be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule
たいざい taizaistay; sojourn
じゅうたい juutai(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock

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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