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Japanese symbol for “practical”

Romaji: jitsuyouteki
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

In Japanese, practical is , read (jitsuyouteki).

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-na practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

Kanji and stroke order

reality, truth, seed
on: ジツ、シツ
kun: み、みの.る、まこと、みの
8 strokes · JLPT 2
utilize, business, service
on: ヨウ
kun: もち.いる
5 strokes · JLPT 3
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “practical”

WordReadingMeaning
じっさいてき jissaitekipractical; realistic; pragmatic
そくぶつてき sokubutsutekipractical; matter-of-fact; realistic
ドライ doraidry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; matter-of-fact
じむてき jimutekiadministrative; businesslike; practical
じっせんてき jissentekipractical; pragmatic; hands-on

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
じつは jitsuhaas a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth
じじつ jijitsufact; truth; reality
げんじつ genjitsureality; actuality; hard fact
じっし jisshienforcement; implementation; putting into practice
かくじつ kakujitsucertain; sure; definite
しよう shiyouuse; application; employment
りよう riyouuse; utilization; utilisation
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “practical”.

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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