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Japanese symbol for “item”

Romaji: koumoku
item; heading; category; clause

In Japanese, item is , read (koumoku).

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. n item; heading; category; clause
  2. n headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

Kanji and stroke order

paragraph, nape of neck, clause
on: コウ
kun: うなじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1
eye, class, look
on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “item”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅもく shumokuitem; event
ようそ yousoelement; component; factor
けん kenmatter; affair; case
ひんもく hinmokuitem; commodity; list of articles
じこう jikoumatter; item; facts

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じこう jikoumatter; item; facts
じょうこう joukouclause; article; stipulations
ようこう youkouimportant points; main points; gist
ぜんこう zenkoupreceding clause; previous paragraph
べっこう bekkouspecial heading; separate paragraph
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
ちゅうもく chuumokunotice; attention; observation

See also: Chinese symbol for “item”.

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.