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Japanese symbol for “gentlemanly”

Romaji: shinshiteki
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

In Japanese, gentlemanly is , read (shinshiteki).

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. adj-na gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike

Kanji and stroke order

sire, good belt, gentleman
on: シン
11 strokes · JLPT 1
gentleman, scholar, samurai
on: シ
kun: さむらい
3 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “gentlemanly”

WordReadingMeaning
しんしふう shinshifuugentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんし shinshigentleman
しんしろく shinshirokuwho's who; directory; social register
しんしきょうてい shinshikyouteigentlemen's agreement
でんしん denshincountry gentleman
きしん kishinnoble; men of rank; notables
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney
どうし doushifellow; mutual; companion
はかせ hakaseexpert; learned person
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

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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