Japanese symbol for “ordination”
任命
にんめい
Romaji: ninmei
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission
In Japanese, ordination is 任命, read にんめい (ninmei).
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 appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ordination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 按手 | あんしゅ anshu | ordination; laying on of hands |
| 任職 | にんしょく ninshoku | ordination; appointment to a post |
| 叙階 | じょかい jokai | ordination (esp. Catholic) |
| 叙品 | じょひん johin | ordination (esp. Catholic) |
| 按手礼 | あんしゅれい anshurei | (Protestant) laying on of hands; ordination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 責任 | せきにん sekinin | duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff) |
| 任務 | にんむ ninmu | duty; function; office |
| 就任 | しゅうにん shuunin | assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration |
| 辞任 | じにん jinin | resignation (from a position) |
| 任意 | にんい nin'i | optional; voluntary; arbitrary |
| 主任 | しゅにん shunin | person in charge; senior staff; manager |
| 生命 | せいめい seimei | life; existence |
| 革命 | かくめい kakumei | revolution |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ordination”.
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