Japanese symbol for “licensed”
天下御免
てんかごめん
Romaji: tenkagomen
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
In Japanese, licensed is 天下御免, read てんかごめん (tenkagomen).
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
- adj-no, n licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
Written forms: 天下御免、天下ご免. Readings: てんかごめん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature; spontaneity |
| 天国 | てんごく tengoku | paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天井 | てんじょう tenjou | ceiling |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground; below the ground |
| 制御 | せいぎょ seigyo | control (of a machine, device, etc.) |
| 免許 | めんきょ menkyo | license; licence; permission |
See also: Chinese symbol for “licensed”.
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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