Japanese symbol for “position”
立場
たちば
Romaji: tachiba
position; situation
In Japanese, position is 立場, read たちば (tachiba).
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 position; situation
- n viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “position”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地位 | ちい chii | (social) position; status; standing |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 姿勢 | しせい shisei | posture; pose; position |
| 順位 | じゅんい jun'i | order; rank; position (e.g. in a race) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
| 成立 | せいりつ seiritsu | formation; establishment; materialization |
| 国立 | こくりつ kokuritsu | national; founded and run by the central government |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition; antagonism |
| 設立 | せつりつ setsuritsu | establishment; founding |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case; occasion; situation |
| 登場 | とうじょう toujou | entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “position”.
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.