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Japanese symbol for “quadrant”

Romaji: shougen
quadrant

In Japanese, quadrant is , read (shougen).

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 quadrant (math)

Kanji and stroke order

elephant, pattern after, imitate
on: ショウ、ゾウ
kun: かたど.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2
limit, restrict, to best of ability
on: ゲン
kun: かぎ.る、かぎ.り、-かぎ.り
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “quadrant”

WordReadingMeaning
しぶんえん shibun'enquadrant
しょうげんぎ shougengiquadrant (instrument)
しぶんぎ shibungiquadrant (instrument)
クワドラント kuwadorantoquadrant

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たいしょう taishoutarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
いんしょう inshouimpression
げんしょう genshouphenomenon
しょうちょう shouchousymbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
きしょう kishouweather (conditions)
きしょうちょう kishouchou(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
げんてい genteilimit; restriction
せいげん seigenrestriction; restraint; limitation

See also: Chinese symbol for “quadrant”.

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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