Japanese symbol for “president”
大統領
だいとうりょう
Romaji: daitouryou
president (of a country)
In Japanese, president is 大統領, read だいとうりょう (daitouryou).
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 president (of a country)
- n big man; boss; buddy; mate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “president”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会長 | かいちょう kaichou | president (of a society); chairman |
| 総裁 | そうさい sousai | president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank) |
| 学長 | がくちょう gakuchou | (university) president; chancellor; principal |
| 議長 | ぎちょう gichou | chair; chairman; chairperson |
| 総長 | そうちょう souchou | president (of a university); vice-chancellor; chancellor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ daijoubu | safe; secure; sound |
| 大変 | たいへん taihen | very; greatly; terribly |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 最大 | さいだい saidai | biggest; greatest; largest |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 統一 | とういつ touitsu | unity; consolidation; uniformity |
| 統合 | とうごう tougou | integration; unification; unity |
| 領域 | りょういき ryouiki | territory; domain |
See also: Chinese symbol for “president”.
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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