Japanese symbol for “indexing”
索引作業
さくいんさぎょう
Romaji: sakuinsagyou
indexing
In Japanese, indexing is 索引作業, read さくいんさぎょう (sakuinsagyou).
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 indexing (comp)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “indexing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 索引付け | さくいんつけ sakuintsuke | indexing |
| インデクシング | インデクシング indekushingu | indexing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捜索 | そうさく sousaku | search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt |
| 検索 | けんさく kensaku | looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information) |
| 探索 | たんさく tansaku | search; lookup; hunt |
| 模索 | もさく mosaku | groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.) |
| 索引 | さくいん sakuin | index (in a book) |
| 思索 | しさく shisaku | speculation; thinking; meditation |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 作る | つくる tsukuru | to make; to produce; to manufacture |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
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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