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Japanese symbol for “review”

Romaji: kakunin
confirmation; verification; validation; review

In Japanese, review is , read (kakunin).

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 confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation

Kanji and stroke order

assurance, firm, tight
on: カク、コウ
kun: たし.か、たし.かめる
15 strokes · JLPT 2
acknowledge, witness, discern
on: ニン
kun: みと.める、したた.める
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “review”

WordReadingMeaning
みなおし minaoshireview; reconsideration; revision
けんとう kentouconsideration; examination; investigation
けんがく kengakuinspection; study by observation; field trip
ふくしゅう fukushuureview (of learned material); revision
ひょうろん hyouroncriticism; critique; review

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
たしか tashikasure; certain; positive
かくじつ kakujitsucertain; sure; definite
かくほ kakuhosecuring; obtaining; ensuring
かくてい kakuteidecision; settlement; confirmation
めいかく meikakuclear; precise; definite
にんしき ninshikirecognition; awareness; perception
しょうにん shouninrecognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
みとめ mitomeapproval; acceptance; recognition

See also: Chinese symbol for “review”.

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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