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Japanese symbol for “localized”

Romaji: kyokubuteki
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local

In Japanese, localized is , read (kyokubuteki).

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. adj-na localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local

Kanji and stroke order

bureau, board, office
on: キョク
kun: つぼね
7 strokes · JLPT 2
section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “localized”

WordReadingMeaning
げんきょくせい genkyokuseilocalized; circumscribed
きょくちてき kyokuchitekilocal (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional
きょくしょてき kyokushotekilocal; localized; partial

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けっきょく kekkyokuafter all; in the end; ultimately
とうきょく toukyokuauthorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned
しきょく shikyokubranch office
やっきょく yakkyokupharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop)
きょくちょう kyokuchoubureau director; office chief
せいきょく seikyokupolitical situation
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “localized”.

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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