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Japanese symbol for “judges”

Romaji: shishiki
Judges (book of the Bible)

In Japanese, judges is , read (shishiki).

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 Judges (book of the Bible)

Kanji and stroke order

gentleman, scholar, samurai
on: シ
kun: さむらい
3 strokes · JLPT 1
expert, teacher, master
on: シ
kun: いくさ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney
どうし doushifellow; mutual; companion
はかせ hakaseexpert; learned person
へいし heishisoldier
しんし shinshigentleman
ぶし bushisamurai; warrior
きょうし kyoushiteacher; instructor
いし ishidoctor; physician
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report

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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