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Japanese symbol for “positioning”

Romaji: sokui
positioning; measurement of position

In Japanese, positioning is , read (sokui).

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. n, vs, vt positioning; measurement of position

Kanji and stroke order

fathom, plan, scheme
on: ソク
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
rank, grade, throne
on: イ
kun: くらい、ぐらい
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “positioning”

WordReadingMeaning
セット settosetting up; preparing; arranging
ポジショニング pojishoningupositioning
いちどり ichidoripositioning; getting a position; taking a position
いちぎめ ichigimepositioning
ねづけ nezukepricing; (price) positioning

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かんそく kansokuobservation; survey; measurement
そくてい sokuteimeasurement
すいそく suisokuguess; conjecture
よそく yosokuprediction; estimation
そくりょう sokuryoumeasurement; surveying
けいそく keisokumeasuring; measurement
いち ichiplace; position; location
たんい tan'iunit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

See also: Chinese symbol for “positioning”.

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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