Japanese symbol for “governance”
行政
ぎょうせい
Romaji: gyousei
executive; government
In Japanese, governance is 行政, read ぎょうせい (gyousei).
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
- n executive; government
- n administration; governance; the authorities; authority
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “governance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ガバナンス | ガバナンス gabanansu | governance (esp. corporate) |
| 治略 | ちりゃく chiryaku | governance |
| 統領 | とうりょう touryou | rule; governance; command |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 行き | いき iki | the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip |
| 行為 | こうい koui | act; deed; conduct |
| 旅行 | りょこう ryokou | travel; trip; journey |
| 政府 | せいふ seifu | government; administration; ministry |
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
See also: Chinese symbol for “governance”.
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.