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Japanese symbol for “measure”

Romaji: taisaku
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan

In Japanese, measure is , read (taisaku).

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 measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

Kanji and stroke order

vis-a-vis, opposite, even
on: タイ、ツイ
kun: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2
scheme, plan, policy
on: サク
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “measure”

WordReadingMeaning
そち sochimeasure; step; action
ほうほう houhoumethod; way; manner
しょち shochimeasure; step; dealing with
きじゅん kijunstandard; criterion; norm
しゅだん shudanmeans; way; method

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
ぜったい zettaiabsolutely; definitely; unconditionally
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
たいりつ tairitsuconfrontation; opposition; antagonism
せいさく seisakupolitical measures; policy
さくてい sakuteiformulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
しさく shisakupolicy; measure

See also: Chinese symbol for “measure”.

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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