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Japanese symbol for “nomenclature”

Romaji: jutsugo
technical term; terminology; nomenclature

In Japanese, nomenclature is , read (jutsugo).

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 technical term; terminology; nomenclature

Kanji and stroke order

art, technique, skill
on: ジュツ
kun: すべ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
word, speech, language
on: ゴ
kun: かた.る、かた.らう
14 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “nomenclature”

WordReadingMeaning
めいめいほう meimeihounomenclature

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぎじゅつ gijutsutechnology; engineering
しゅじゅつ shujutsusurgery; operation; procedure
げいじゅつ geijutsuart; the arts
びじゅつ bijutsuart; fine arts
びじゅつかん bijutsukanart museum; art gallery
まじゅつ majutsumagic; sorcery; witchcraft
えいご eigoEnglish (language)
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative

See also: Chinese symbol for “nomenclature”.

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.