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Japanese symbol for “kitchen”

Romaji: daidokoro
kitchen

In Japanese, kitchen is , read (daidokoro).

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 kitchen
  2. n financial situation; finances

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: うてな、われ、つかさ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “kitchen”

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうぼう chuuboukitchen; galley
キッチン kitchinkitchen
かって kattekitchen
くりや kuriyakitchen
ちょうりば chouribakitchen

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶたい butaistage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
たいふう taifuutyphoon; hurricane
たいわん taiwanTaiwan
どだい dodaifoundation; base; basis
だいなし dainashispoiled; spoilt; ruined
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot
じむしょ jimushooffice
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership

See also: Chinese symbol for “kitchen”.

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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