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Japanese symbol for “irreducible”

Romaji: kiyaku
irreducible

In Japanese, irreducible is , read (kiyaku).

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

  1. adj-na, adj-no, n irreducible (math)

Kanji and stroke order

previously, already, long ago
on: キ
kun: すで.に
10 strokes · JLPT 1
promise, approximately, shrink
on: ヤク
kun: つづ.まる、つづ.める、つづま.やか
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
すでに sudenialready
きそん kisonexisting
きせい kiseiestablished; existing; accomplished
きこん kikonmarried
きてい kiteiestablished; fixed; prearranged
けいやく keiyakucontract; compact; agreement
よやく yoyakureservation; appointment; booking
やくそく yakusokupromise; agreement; arrangement

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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