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Japanese symbol for “grades”

Romaji: seiseki
results; record; grades; marks

In Japanese, grades is , read (seiseki).

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 results; record; grades; marks

Kanji and stroke order

turn into, become, get
on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: な.る、な.す、-な.す
6 strokes · JLPT 2
exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons
on: セキ
17 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “grades”

WordReadingMeaning
でき dekigrades; results; score

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいこう seikousuccess; achievement
せいちょう seichougrowth; development; growing up
かんせい kanseicompletion; perfection; accomplishment
へいせい heiseiHeisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
こうせい kouseicomposition; construction; formation
たっせい tasseiachievement; attainment; accomplishment
じっせき jissekiachievements; actual results; accomplishments
ぎょうせき gyousekiachievement; performance; results

See also: Chinese symbol for “grades”.

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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