Japanese symbol for “precious”
貴重
きちょう
Romaji: kichou
precious; valuable
In Japanese, precious is 貴重, read きちょう (kichou).
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
- adj-na, n precious; valuable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “precious”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | precious; valuable; dear |
| 玉 | たま tama | precious; beautiful; excellent |
| 尊い | とうとい toutoi | precious; valuable; priceless |
| 大事 | だいじ daiji | valuable; precious |
| 可愛い | かわいい kawaii | dear; precious; darling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貴族 | きぞく kizoku | nobility; aristocracy; peerage |
| 兄貴 | あにき aniki | elder brother; big brother |
| 貴方 | あなた anata | you |
| 貴金属 | ききんぞく kikinzoku | precious metal |
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important; essential; significant |
| 体重 | たいじゅう taijuu | (body) weight |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of |
| 重大 | じゅうだい juudai | serious; important; significant |
See also: Chinese symbol for “precious”.
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.