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Japanese symbol for “manpower”

Romaji: manpawaa
manpower; labor force; workers

In Japanese, manpower is (manpawaa).

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 manpower; labor force; workers

Other Japanese words for “manpower”

WordReadingMeaning
かどうじんこう kadoujinkoumanpower; workforce
ひとで hitodelabor; labour; work
ろうどうりょく roudouryokulabor; labour; manpower

See also: Chinese symbol for “manpower”.

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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