Japanese symbol for “oversight”
落ち度
おちど
Romaji: ochido
mistake; error; fault; slip
In Japanese, oversight is 落ち度, read おちど (ochido).
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 mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
Written forms: 落ち度、落度、越度. Readings: おちど.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “oversight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手落ち | ておち teochi | oversight; omission |
| 見落し | みおとし miotoshi | oversight; omission; something overlooked |
| 抜け目 | ぬけめ nukeme | imprudence; oversight; omission |
| 手抜かり | てぬかり tenukari | oversight; omission; mistake |
| 抜かり | ぬかり nukari | blunder; miss; slip |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall; to drop; to come down |
| 落ち | おち ochi | slip; omission |
| 墜落 | ついらく tsuiraku | fall; crash (of an aircraft) |
| 落とす | おとす otosu | to drop; to lose; to let fall |
| 落語 | らくご rakugo | rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller) |
| 落下 | らっか rakka | fall; drop; descent |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
See also: Chinese symbol for “oversight”.
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.