Japanese symbol for “manufacturing”
加工
かこう
Romaji: kakou
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
In Japanese, manufacturing is 加工, read かこう (kakou).
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, vs, vt manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “manufacturing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作り | つくり tsukuri | making; producing; manufacturing |
| 工作 | こうさく kousaku | work; construction; manufacturing |
| 物作り | ものづくり monozukuri | manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand |
| 作り込み | つくりこみ tsukurikomi | manufacturing; craftsmanship; build |
| マニュファクチャリング | マニュファクチャリング manyufakucharingu | manufacturing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation; joining; entry |
| 追加 | ついか tsuika | addition; supplement; appending |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase; rise; growth |
| 加入 | かにゅう kanyuu | joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry |
| 加盟 | かめい kamei | joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation |
| 工場 | こうじょう koujou | factory; plant; mill |
| 工事 | こうじ kouji | construction work |
| 人工 | じんこう jinkou | artificial; man-made; human work |
See also: Chinese symbol for “manufacturing”.
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.