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Japanese symbol for “qa”

Romaji: hinshitsuhoshou
quality assurance; QA

In Japanese, qa is , read (hinshitsuhoshou).

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 quality assurance; QA

Kanji and stroke order

goods, refinement, dignity
on: ヒン、ホン
kun: しな
9 strokes · JLPT 3
substance, quality, matter
on: シツ、シチ、チ
kun: たち、ただ.す、もと、わりふ
15 strokes · JLPT 3
protect, guarantee, keep
on: ホ、ホウ
kun: たも.つ
9 strokes · JLPT 2
evidence, proof, certificate
on: ショウ
kun: あかし
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “qa”

WordReadingMeaning
ひんぽ hinpoquality assurance; QA
ひんしょう hinshouquality assurance; QA
キュー・エー kyuu・eequality assurance; QA

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さくひん sakuhinwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
しょうひん shouhincommodity; article of commerce; goods
せいひん seihinmanufactured goods; finished goods; product
しょくひん shokuhinfood; food products; foodstuffs
ぶひん buhinparts; accessories; components
ひんしつ hinshitsuquality (of a product or a service)
しつもん shitsumonquestion; inquiry; enquiry
ぶっしつ busshitsumaterial; substance
ほご hogoprotection; safeguard; guardianship
しょうこ shoukoevidence; proof

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.