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Japanese symbol for “residency”

Romaji: kenshuukikan
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship

In Japanese, residency is , read (kenshuukikan).

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 training period; residency (esp. medical); internship

Kanji and stroke order

polish, study of, sharpen
on: ケン
kun: と.ぐ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
discipline, conduct oneself well, study
on: シュウ、シュ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 2
period, time, date
on: キ、ゴ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
interval, space
on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい
12 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
けんきゅう kenkyuuresearch; study; investigation
けんきゅうじょ kenkyuujoresearch institute; (research) laboratory
けんしゅう kenshuutraining (esp. in-service); induction course
けんま kenmagrinding; polishing
とぐ toguto sharpen; to hone; to whet
とぎ togipolish; grinding; sharpening
しゅうせい shuuseiamendment; correction; revision
しゅうり shuurirepair; mending; fixing
きかん kikanperiod; term; interval
じかん jikantime

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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