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Japanese symbol for “repairing”

Romaji: shuzou
repairing (a temple, shrine, etc.)

In Japanese, repairing is , read (shuzou).

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, vs, vt repairing (a temple, shrine, etc.)

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

discipline, conduct oneself well, study
on: シュウ、シュ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
create, make, structure
on: ゾウ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “repairing”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうほ shuuhorepairing
フィックス fikkusurepairing; fixing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision
しゅうり shuurirepair; mending; fixing
けんしゅう kenshuutraining (esp. in-service); induction course
しゅうりょう shuuryoucompletion (of a course)
しゅうがくりょこう shuugakuryokouexcursion; field trip; school trip
しゅうふく shuufukurestoration; repair; mending
こうぞう kouzoustructure; construction; makeup
せいぞう seizoumanufacture; production

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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