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Japanese symbol for “notice”

Romaji: chuumoku
notice; attention; observation

In Japanese, notice is , read (chuumoku).

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, vi, vs notice; attention; observation

Kanji and stroke order

pour, irrigate, shed (tears)
on: チュウ
kun: そそ.ぐ、さ.す、つ.ぐ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
eye, class, look
on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “notice”

WordReadingMeaning
つうち tsuuchinotice; notification; report
きづく kizukuto notice; to realize; to realise
よこく yokoku(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning
ちゅうい chuuiattention; notice; heed
けいじ keijinotice; bulletin; post

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ちゅうい chuuiattention; notice; heed
ちゅうもん chuumonorder (for an item)
ちゅうしゃ chuushainjection; jab; shot
そそぐ sosoguto pour (into)
はっちゅう hatchuuordering (materials); placing an order; order
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
こうもく koumokuitem; heading; category

See also: Chinese symbol for “notice”.

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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