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Japanese symbol for “respondent”

Romaji: kaitousha
respondent

In Japanese, respondent is , read (kaitousha).

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 respondent

Kanji and stroke order

-times, round, game
on: カイ、エ
kun: まわ.る、-まわ.る、-まわ.り、まわ.す
6 strokes · JLPT 3
solution, answer
on: トウ
kun: こた.える、こた.え
12 strokes · JLPT 3
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “respondent”

WordReadingMeaning
とうべんしゃ toubensharespondent
ひもうしたてにん himoushitateninrespondent

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こんかい konkaithis time; now
かいふく kaifukurestoration; recovery; rehabilitation
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
かいとう kaitoureply; answer
かいしゅう kaishuucollection; recovery; withdrawal
かいてん kaitenrotation; revolution; turn
こたえ kotaeanswer; reply; response
とうべん toubenresponse; reply; answer
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “respondent”.

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.