Japanese symbol for “housekeeping”
家政
かせい
Romaji: kasei
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
In Japanese, housekeeping is 家政, read かせい (kasei).
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 household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “housekeeping”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 所帯持ち | しょたいもち shotaimochi | married man or woman; housekeeping |
| 家事代行 | かじだいこう kajidaikou | housekeeping (service); domestic help; homemaking |
| ハウスキーピング | ハウスキーピング hausukiipingu | housekeeping; housework; household chores |
| 主婦業 | しゅふぎょう shufugyou | homekeeping; housekeeping; housewifery |
| 身上 | しんしょう shinshou | life circumstances; finances; housekeeping |
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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “housekeeping”.
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.