Japanese symbol for “rating”
評価
ひょうか
Romaji: hyouka
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment
In Japanese, rating is 評価, read ひょうか (hyouka).
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, vs, vt valuation; appraisal; evaluation; assessment; estimation; rating
- n, vs, vt appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement; rating highly; praising
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rating”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 格付け | かくづけ kakuzuke | rating; ranking; grading |
| 等級 | とうきゅう toukyuu | grade; class; degree |
| レーティング | レーティング reetingu | rating; classification; grading |
| 評点 | ひょうてん hyouten | (examination) comments and marks; rating |
| レート | レート reeto | rating; ranking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 評判 | ひょうばん hyouban | reputation; (public) estimation; popularity |
| 評論 | ひょうろん hyouron | criticism; critique; review |
| 批評 | ひひょう hihyou | criticism; critique; review |
| 好評 | こうひょう kouhyou | favorable reception; good reputation; popularity |
| 評議 | ひょうぎ hyougi | conference; discussion |
| 価値 | かち kachi | value; worth; merit |
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 定価 | ていか teika | list price; regular price; established price |
See also: Chinese symbol for “rating”.
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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