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Japanese symbol for “housekeeper”

Romaji: kaseifu
housekeeper; maid

In Japanese, housekeeper is , read (kaseifu).

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 housekeeper; maid

Kanji and stroke order

house, home, family
on: カ、ケ
kun: いえ、や、うち
10 strokes · JLPT 3
politics, government
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: まつりごと、まん
9 strokes · JLPT 2
lady, woman, wife
on: フ
kun: よめ
11 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “housekeeper”

WordReadingMeaning
ハウスキーパー hausukiipaahousekeeper

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かぞく kazokufamily
こっか kokkastate; country; nation
かてい kateihome; household; family
さっか sakkaauthor; writer; novelist
じっか jikka(one's parents') home
のうか noukafarmer; farming family
せいふ seifugovernment; administration; ministry
せいじ seijipolitics; government
ふうふ fuufumarried couple; husband and wife; man and wife

See also: Chinese symbol for “housekeeper”.

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.