Japanese symbol for “inspector”
監察
かんさつ
Romaji: kansatsu
inspection; inspector
In Japanese, inspector is 監察, read かんさつ (kansatsu).
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, vs, vt inspection; inspector
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “inspector”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 検査官 | けんさかん kensakan | inspector; examiner; auditor |
| 尉 | じょう jou | inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system) |
| 監察官 | かんさつかん kansatsukan | inspector; supervisor |
| 監査役 | かんさやく kansayaku | auditor; inspector |
| 目付 | めつけ metsuke | censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision; control; superintendence |
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring; watching; observation |
| 監禁 | かんきん kankin | confinement; imprisonment; incarceration |
| 監査 | かんさ kansa | inspection; audit; judgement |
| 監修 | かんしゅう kanshuu | (editorial) supervision; general editorship |
| 監獄 | かんごく kangoku | prison |
| 警察 | けいさつ keisatsu | police |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation; survey; watching |
See also: Chinese symbol for “inspector”.
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.