Japanese symbol for “routine”
日常
にちじょう
Romaji: nichijou
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual
In Japanese, routine is 日常, read にちじょう (nichijou).
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
- adj-no, adv, n everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “routine”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ルーチン | ルーチン ruuchin | routine; routine duties; routine work |
| お決まり | おきまり okimari | standard; set; routine |
| 定期的 | ていきてき teikiteki | periodic; regular; routine |
| 規則的 | きそくてき kisokuteki | systematic; regular; routine |
| ねた | ねた neta | joke; jest; (comedy) routine |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今日 | きょう kyou | today; this day |
| 日本 | にほん nihon | Japan |
| 毎日 | まいにち mainichi | every day; daily |
| 明日 | あした ashita | tomorrow |
| 昨日 | きのう kinou | yesterday |
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency |
| 通常 | つうじょう tsuujou | usual; ordinary; normal |
| 常に | つねに tsuneni | always; constantly; at all times |
See also: Chinese symbol for “routine”.
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.