Japanese symbol for “graduated”
累進的
るいしんてき
Romaji: ruishinteki
progressive (tax, etc.); graduated
In Japanese, graduated is 累進的, read るいしんてき (ruishinteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na progressive (tax, etc.); graduated
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 累計 | るいけい ruikei | cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now |
| 累積 | るいせき ruiseki | accumulation |
| 累進 | るいしん ruishin | successive promotion; gradual progression; rising step by step |
| 累々 | るいるい ruirui | in heaps |
| 累代 | るいだい ruidai | successive generations |
| 累犯 | るいはん ruihan | repeated offense; repeated offence; recidivism |
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion; drive |
| 進行 | しんこう shinkou | moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; 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.