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Japanese symbol for “proactive”

Romaji: sekkyokuteki
positive; assertive; active; proactive

In Japanese, proactive is , read (sekkyokuteki).

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 positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

Kanji and stroke order

volume, product (x*y), acreage
on: セキ
kun: つ.む、-づ.み、つ.もる、つ.もり
16 strokes · JLPT 2
extreme, pole, extremely
on: キョク、ゴク
kun: きわ.める、きわ.まる、きわ.まり、きわ.み
12 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “proactive”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅたいてき shutaitekiindependent; responsible; active
まえのめり maenomeriproactive; forward-looking; positive
じゅんこう junkouproactive
じゅんこうせい junkouseiproactive
プロアクティブ puroakutibuproactive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
めんせき mensekiarea (measurement); square measure; size (of land)
せっきょく sekkyokuactive; positive; progressive
ちくせき chikusekiaccumulation; accumulate; store
つみたて tsumitatesaving; savings; accumulation
つむ tsumuto pile up; to stack
みつもり mitsumoriestimate; estimation; valuation
きょくたん kyokutanextreme; extremity
きゅうきょく kyuukyokuultimate; final; last
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “proactive”.

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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