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Japanese symbol for “responsibilities”

Romaji: shukanjikou
(one's) areas of responsibility; matters under one's charge; responsibilities

In Japanese, responsibilities is , read (shukanjikou).

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 (one's) areas of responsibility; matters under one's charge; responsibilities

Kanji and stroke order

lord, chief, master
on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
pipe, tube, wind instrument
on: カン
kun: くだ
14 strokes · JLPT 2
matter, thing, fact
on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える
8 strokes · JLPT 3
paragraph, nape of neck, clause
on: コウ
kun: うなじ
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle
しゅちょう shuchouclaim; insistence; assertion
みんしゅ minshudemocracy; popular sovereignty
しゅさい shusaisponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing
しゅよう shuyouchief; main; principal
しゅじん shujinhead (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress
かんり kanricontrol; management (e.g. of a business)
ほかん hokancharge; custody; safekeeping
しごと shigotowork; job; labor
こうもく koumokuitem; heading; category

See also: Chinese symbol for “responsibilities”.

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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