Japanese symbol for “scribe”
代書
だいしょ
Romaji: daisho
amanuensis; scribe
In Japanese, scribe is 代書, read だいしょ (daisho).
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
- n, vs, vt amanuensis; scribe
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scribe”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 代書人 | だいしょにん daishonin | scribe; amanuensis |
| 書き役 | かきやく kakiyaku | clerk; secretary; scribe |
| 代書屋 | だいしょや daishoya | notary public; scribe; amanuensis |
| 律法学者 | りっぽうがくしゃ rippougakusha | scribe (Biblical) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 代表 | だいひょう daihyou | representation; representative; delegate |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| 代わり | かわり kawari | substitute; replacement; substituting |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 年代 | ねんだい nendai | age; era; period |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document; writing; letter |
| 書籍 | しょせき shoseki | book; publication |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scribe”.
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.