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Japanese symbol for “participatory”

Romaji: sankagata
participatory; participating; hands-on

In Japanese, participatory is , read (sankagata).

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 participatory; participating; hands-on

Kanji and stroke order

nonplussed, three (in documents), going
on: サン、シン
kun: まい.る、まい-、まじわる、みつ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
add, addition, increase
on: カ
kun: くわ.える、くわ.わる
5 strokes · JLPT 2
mould, type, model
on: ケイ
kun: かた、-がた
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さんか sankaparticipation; joining; entry
さんこう sankoureference; consultation
さんしょう sanshoureference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison
さんぎいん sangiinHouse of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
さんせん sansenparticipation in a war; going to war
じさん jisanbringing; taking; carrying
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ぞうか zoukaincrease; rise; growth
おおがた oogatalarge; large-sized; large-scale

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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