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Japanese symbol for “prerogative”

Romaji: tokuten
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit

In Japanese, prerogative is , read (tokuten).

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 privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk

Kanji and stroke order

special
on: トク
10 strokes · JLPT 3
code, ceremony, law
on: テン、デン
kun: ふみ、のり
8 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とくに tokuniparticularly; especially; in particular
とくべつ tokubetsuspecial; particular; extraordinary
どくとく dokutokupeculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
とくちょう tokuchoufeature; trait; characteristic
とくてい tokuteispecific; particular; designated
とくしゅ tokushuspecial; particular; peculiar
こてん kotenclassic (work, esp. book); the classics
てんけい tenkeitype; pattern; model

See also: Chinese symbol for “prerogative”.

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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