Japanese symbol for “incorporation”
合同
ごうどう
Romaji: goudou
combination; union; joining; incorporation
In Japanese, incorporation is 合同, read ごうどう (goudou).
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, vi, vs combination; union; joining; incorporation; amalgamation; merger
- adj-no combined; joint; united; shared
- adj-no, n congruence (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “incorporation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合併 | がっぺい gappei | merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union |
| 設立 | せつりつ setsuritsu | incorporation (of a business) |
| 編入 | へんにゅう hennyuu | admission; incorporation; enlistment |
| 合体 | がったい gattai | union; combination; coalescence |
| 織り込み | おりこみ orikomi | weaving into; incorporation; factoring in |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match; game; bout |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis; combination; integration |
| 合う | あう au | to come together; to merge; to unite |
| 連合 | れんごう rengou | union; combination; alliance |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total; total amount |
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
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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