Japanese symbol for “housekeeper”
家政婦
かせいふ
Romaji: kaseifu
housekeeper; maid
In Japanese, housekeeper is 家政婦, read かせいふ (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
- n housekeeper; maid
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “housekeeper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ハウスキーパー | ハウスキーパー hausukiipaa | housekeeper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 家族 | かぞく kazoku | family |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state; country; nation |
| 家庭 | かてい katei | home; household; family |
| 作家 | さっか sakka | author; writer; novelist |
| 実家 | じっか jikka | (one's parents') home |
| 農家 | のうか nouka | farmer; farming family |
| 政府 | せいふ seifu | government; administration; ministry |
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ fuufu | married 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.
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