Japanese symbol for “observing”
目撃
もくげき
Romaji: mokugeki
witnessing; observing; sighting
In Japanese, observing is 目撃, read もくげき (mokugeki).
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, vs, vt witnessing; observing; sighting
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “observing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう bouchou | listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting) |
| 観戦 | かんせん kansen | watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations) |
| 踏襲 | とうしゅう toushuu | following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to |
| ヲチ | ヲチ ochi | watching; observing |
| ウォッチ | ウォッチ wotchi | watching (a trend, developments, etc.); observing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
| 目標 | もくひょう mokuhyou | goal; target; aim |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice; attention; observation |
| 項目 | こうもく koumoku | item; heading; category |
| 駄目 | だめ dame | no good; not serving its purpose; useless |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack; assault; raid |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき shougeki | impact; shock; impulse |
| 撃つ | うつ utsu | to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire |
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.