Japanese symbol for “obedience”
服従
ふくじゅう
Romaji: fukujuu
obedience; submission; resignation
In Japanese, obedience is 服従, read ふくじゅう (fukujuu).
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
- n, vi, vs obedience; submission; resignation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “obedience”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 聞き分け | ききわけ kikiwake | reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience |
| 恭順 | きょうじゅん kyoujun | allegiance; obedience; submission |
| 孝順 | こうじゅん koujun | obedience; filial piety |
| 遵行 | じゅんこう junkou | obedience; observance; adherence |
| 悌順 | ていじゅん teijun | obedience |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
| 洋服 | ようふく youfuku | Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) |
| 克服 | こくふく kokufuku | conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting |
| 衣服 | いふく ifuku | clothes |
| 征服 | せいふく seifuku | conquest; subjugation |
| 従来 | じゅうらい juurai | up to now; so far |
| 従事 | じゅうじ juuji | engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession) |
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.