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Japanese symbol for “objectification”

Romaji: taishouka
objectification

In Japanese, objectification is , read (taishouka).

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, vs objectification

Kanji and stroke order

vis-a-vis, opposite, even
on: タイ、ツイ
kun: あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2
elephant, pattern after, imitate
on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
change, take the form of, influence
on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “objectification”

WordReadingMeaning
モノか monokaobjectification; objectifying
きゃくたいか kyakutaikaobjectification

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいおう taioucorrespondence (to); equivalence
ぜったい zettaiabsolutely; definitely; unconditionally
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
たいさく taisakumeasure; step; countermeasure
はんたい hantaiopposition; resistance; antagonism
たいりつ tairitsuconfrontation; opposition; antagonism
いんしょう inshouimpression
げんしょう genshouphenomenon
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation

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.