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Japanese symbol for “mogul”

Romaji: oogosho
leading figure; influential figure; mogul

In Japanese, mogul is , read (oogosho).

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 leading figure; influential figure; mogul

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
honorable, manipulate, govern
on: ギョ、ゴ
kun: おん-、お-、み-
12 strokes · JLPT 2
place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “mogul”

WordReadingMeaning
モーグル moogurumogul
ムガル mugaruMughal (empire, dynasty, etc.); Mogul

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
せいぎょ seigyocontrol (of a machine, device, etc.)
ぼうぎょ bougyodefense; defence; safeguard
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot

See also: Chinese symbol for “mogul”.

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.