Japanese symbol for “planning”
企画
きかく
Romaji: kikaku
planning; plan; project; arrangements
In Japanese, planning is 企画, read きかく (kikaku).
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 planning; plan; project; arrangements
Written forms: 企画、企劃. Readings: きかく.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “planning”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立案 | りつあん ritsuan | planning; devising (a plan) |
| 首謀 | しゅぼう shubou | plotting; planning (crime, intrigue) |
| プランニング | プランニング puranningu | planning |
| 画策 | かくさく kakusaku | scheming; planning; maneuvering |
| 計画性 | けいかくせい keikakusei | planning; planning ability; deliberateness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 企て | くわだて kuwadate | plan; project; attempt |
| 企てる | くわだてる kuwadateru | to plan; to plot; to propose |
| 企図 | きと kito | plan; project; scheme |
| 私企業 | しきぎょう shikigyou | private enterprise |
| 映画 | えいが eiga | movie; film; motion picture |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon; comic; comic strip |
| 計画 | けいかく keikaku | plan; project; schedule |
See also: Chinese symbol for “planning”.
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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