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Japanese symbol for “prospective”

Romaji: shouraiteki
future; possible; potential; prospective

In Japanese, prospective is , read (shouraiteki).

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 future; possible; potential; prospective

Kanji and stroke order

leader, commander, general
on: ショウ、ソウ
kun: まさ.に、はた、まさ、ひきい.る
10 strokes · JLPT 2
come, due, next
on: ライ、タイ
kun: く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす
7 strokes · JLPT 4
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “prospective”

WordReadingMeaning
プロスペクティブ purosupekutibuprospective

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうらい shouraifuture; (future) prospects
しょうぐん shougungeneral
しょうぎ shougishogi; Japanese chess
たいしょう taishougeneral; admiral
しょうこう shoukoucommissioned officer; military officer
ぶしょう bushoumilitary commander
みらい mirai(distant) future
できる dekiruto be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “prospective”.

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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