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Japanese symbol for “mitzvah”

Romaji: kairitsu
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

In Japanese, mitzvah is , read (kairitsu).

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 (religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah

Kanji and stroke order

commandment
on: カイ
kun: いまし.める
7 strokes · JLPT 1
rhythm, law, regulation
on: リツ、リチ、レツ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “mitzvah”

WordReadingMeaning
ミツワー mitsuwaaMitzvah

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けいかい keikaivigilance; caution; alertness
ちょうかい choukaidiscipline; punishment; reprimand
いましめ imashimecaution; admonition; warning
げんかい genkaistrict guard
しょうかい shoukaipatrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
ほうりつ houritsulaw; legislation; act
きりつ kiritsuorder; observance; discipline
せんりつ senritsumelody; tune

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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