Japanese symbol for “messrs”

御中

おんちゅう

Romaji: onchuu

... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...

In Japanese, messrs is 御中, read おんちゅう (onchuu).

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Meanings

n-suf ... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...

Kanji and stroke order

御

honorable, manipulate, govern

on: ギョ、ゴ
kun: おん-、お-、み-

12 strokes · JLPT 2

中

in, inside, middle

on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
制御	せいぎょ seigyo	control (of a machine, device, etc.)
防御	ぼうぎょ bougyo	defense; defence; safeguard
御殿	ごてん goten	palace; court
御用	ごよう goyou	(your) business; (your) concern; (your) need
御所	ごしょ gosho	imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
御苑	ぎょえん gyoen	imperial garden
中心	ちゅうしん chuushin	center; centre; middle
途中	とちゅう tochuu	on the way; en route

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.