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Japanese symbol for “sequentially”

Romaji: chikuji
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

In Japanese, sequentially is , read (chikuji).

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. adv successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one

Kanji and stroke order

pursue, drive away, chase
on: チク
10 strokes · JLPT 1
next, order, sequence
on: ジ、シ
kun: つ.ぐ、つぎ
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くちく kuchikuexpulsion; driving out; driving away
ちくいち chikuichione by one; in detail; minutely
ほうちく houchikuexpulsion; ousting; ejection
ちくご chikugofollowing a text word by word (e.g. when translating)
くちくかん kuchikukandestroyer (ship)
じげん jigendimension
じかい jikainext time (occasion)
しだい shidaidepending on

See also: Chinese symbol for “sequentially”.

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.