Japanese symbol for “marked”
格段
かくだん
Romaji: kakudan
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable
In Japanese, marked is 格段, read かくだん (kakudan).
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-na, adj-no dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable
- adj-na, adj-no (far) better; exceptional
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “marked”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 色濃い | いろこい irokoi | marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards) |
| 有標 | ゆうひょう yuuhyou | marked |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 資格 | しかく shikaku | qualifications; requirements; capabilities |
| 合格 | ごうかく goukaku | passing (an exam); pass; success |
| 格好 | かっこう kakkou | shape; form; figure |
| 格差 | かくさ kakusa | qualitative difference; disparity; gap |
| 段階 | だんかい dankai | stage; step; phase |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means; way; method |
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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