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Japanese symbol for “official”

Romaji: koushiki
official; formal

In Japanese, official is , read (koushiki).

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. adj-no, n, n-suf official; formal
  2. n formula (e.g. mathematical)
  3. n, n-suf official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

public, prince, official
on: コウ、ク
kun: おおやけ
4 strokes · JLPT 2
style, ceremony, rite
on: シキ
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “official”

WordReadingMeaning
せいしき seishikiformal; official; regular
かかり kakaricharge; duty; person in charge
おおやけ ooyakeofficial; governmental; formal
こうてき koutekipublic; official
こうぜん kouzenopen; public; official

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうかい koukaiopening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
こうえん kouenpublic performance
こうえん kouen(public) park
こうきょう koukyoupublic (facilities, service, etc.); communal
こうひょう kouhyouofficial announcement; proclamation
けいしき keishikiform (as opposed to substance)
せいしき seishikiformal; official; regular
かぶしき kabushikishare (in a company); stock

See also: Chinese symbol for “official”.

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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