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Japanese symbol for “gifting”

Romaji: teijou
giving; gifting; presenting

In Japanese, gifting is , read (teijou).

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, vs, vt giving; gifting; presenting

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

display, offer, present
on: テイ
7 strokes · JLPT 1
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぞうてい zouteipresentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
しんてい shinteipresentation (e.g. of a gift)
ろてい roteiexposure; disclosure
ていする teisuruto present; to offer
ていじ teijipresentation (of a passport, ID, bill of exchange, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents)
けんてい kenteipresentation; dedication
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds

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.