Japanese symbol for “marking”
採点
さいてん
Romaji: saiten
marking; grading; scoring
In Japanese, marking is 採点, read さいてん (saiten).
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 marking; grading; scoring
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “marking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| マーキング | マーキング maakingu | marking |
| 標記 | ひょうき hyouki | marking; mark |
| マーク | マーク maaku | paying attention to; keeping one's eye on; watching |
| がん | がん gan | marking (on a card or tile for the purpose of cheating); card marking; tile marking |
| 罫書き | けがき kegaki | marking (off); laying out; scribing (metalwork) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 採用 | さいよう saiyou | use; adoption; acceptance |
| 採取 | さいしゅ saishu | picking; collecting; harvesting |
| 採決 | さいけつ saiketsu | vote; ballot; division |
| 採算 | さいさん saisan | profit |
| 採集 | さいしゅう saishuu | collecting; gathering |
| 視点 | してん shiten | point of view; viewpoint; angle |
| 地点 | ちてん chiten | spot; point; place |
| 時点 | じてん jiten | point in time; occasion |
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.