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Japanese symbol for “ordinate”

Romaji: tatezahyou
ordinate

In Japanese, ordinate is , read (tatezahyou).

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 ordinate (math)

Kanji and stroke order

vertical, length, height
on: ジュウ
kun: たて
16 strokes · JLPT 1
squat, seat, cushion
on: ザ
kun: すわ.る
10 strokes · JLPT 2
signpost, seal, mark
on: ヒョウ
kun: しるべ、しるし
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうじゅう soujuusteering; piloting; flying
じゅうおう juuoulength and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise
じゅうだん juudanrunning through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across
じゅうおうむじん juuoumujinfreely; right and left; as one pleases
じゅうそう juusoustretching out (in a longitudinal direction); running; traversing
ざせき zasekiseat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
こうざ kouzacourse (e.g. of lectures)
そくざ sokuzaimmediate; right there on the spot; impromptu
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “ordinate”.

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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