Japanese symbol for “positioning”
測位
そくい
Romaji: sokui
positioning; measurement of position
In Japanese, positioning is 測位, read そくい (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
- n, vs, vt positioning; measurement of position
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “positioning”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| セット | セット setto | setting up; preparing; arranging |
| ポジショニング | ポジショニング pojishoningu | positioning |
| 位置取り | いちどり ichidori | positioning; getting a position; taking a position |
| 位置決め | いちぎめ ichigime | positioning |
| 値付け | ねづけ nezuke | pricing; (price) positioning |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 測定 | そくてい sokutei | measurement |
| 推測 | すいそく suisoku | guess; conjecture |
| 予測 | よそく yosoku | prediction; estimation |
| 測量 | そくりょう sokuryou | measurement; surveying |
| 計測 | けいそく keisoku | measuring; measurement |
| 位置 | いち ichi | place; position; location |
| 単位 | たんい tan'i | unit (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.