Japanese symbol for “instituting”
提起
ていき
Romaji: teiki
raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue); presenting
In Japanese, instituting is 提起, read ていき (teiki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt raising (a question); posing (a problem); bringing up (an issue); presenting
- n, vs, vt instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; filing (a claim); submitting (a case)
- n, vs, vt lifting up
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 提供 | ていきょう teikyou | offer; tender; providing |
| 提案 | ていあん teian | proposal; proposition; suggestion |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ teishutsu | presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence) |
| 前提 | ぜんてい zentei | condition; assumption; prerequisite |
| 提携 | ていけい teikei | cooperation; tie-up; joint business |
| 起訴 | きそ kiso | prosecution; indictment |
| 起こる | おこる okoru | to occur; to happen |
| 起こす | おこす okosu | to raise; to raise up; to set up |
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.