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Japanese symbol for “geographer”

Romaji: chirigakusha
geographer

In Japanese, geographer is , read (chirigakusha).

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. n geographer

Kanji and stroke order

ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
logic, arrangement, reason
on: リ
kun: ことわり
11 strokes · JLPT 3
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe
ちほう chihoudistrict; region; area
じもと jimotohome area; home town
じしん jishinearthquake
とち tochiplot of land; lot; soil
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation
がっこう gakkouschool
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “geographer”.

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.