Japanese symbol for “knowing”
ご存知
ごぞんじ
Romaji: gozonji
knowing; being aware (of)
In Japanese, knowing is ご存知, read ごぞんじ (gozonji).
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
- n knowing; being aware (of)
- n (an) acquaintance
Written forms: ご存知、ご存じ、御存知、御存じ. Readings: ごぞんじ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “knowing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 存知 | ぞんじ zonji | knowing; being aware (of) |
| 存知 | ぞんち zonchi | knowing |
| 了知 | りょうち ryouchi | knowing; understanding; appreciation |
| ノウ | ノウ nou | know; knowing; understanding |
| 窺知 | きち kichi | inference; deduction; figuring out |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation; conservation; storage |
| 生存 | せいぞん seizon | existence; being; life |
| 共存 | きょうぞん kyouzon | coexistence |
| 依存 | いぞん izon | dependence; reliance |
| 知る | しる shiru | to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of) |
| 知識 | ちしき chishiki | knowledge; information |
| 知事 | ちじ chiji | prefectural governor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “knowing”.
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.