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Japanese symbol for “hospitable”

Romaji: teichou
polite; courteous; hospitable; respectful

In Japanese, hospitable is , read (teichou).

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. adj-na, n polite; courteous; hospitable; respectful
  2. adj-na, n careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

street, ward, town
on: チョウ、テイ、チン、トウ
kun: ひのと
2 strokes · JLPT 1
heavy, important, esteem
on: ジュウ、チョウ
kun: え、おも.い、おも.り、おも.なう
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “hospitable”

WordReadingMeaning
てあつい teatsuiwarm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial
あつい atsuikind; cordial; hospitable
ねんごろ nengorokind; courteous; hospitable

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ていねい teineipolite; courteous; civil
ほうちょう houchoukitchen knife
そうてい souteibinding (of a book)
ちょうど choudoexactly; precisely; just
よこちょう yokochoubystreet; side street; back street
じゅうよう juuyouimportant; essential; significant
たいじゅう taijuu(body) weight
きちょう kichouprecious; valuable

See also: Chinese symbol for “hospitable”.

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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