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Japanese symbol for “serving”

Romaji: shozoku
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

In Japanese, serving is , read (shozoku).

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. adj-no, n, vi belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

place, extent
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-ところ、どころ、とこ
8 strokes · JLPT 3
belong, genus, subordinate official
on: ゾク、ショク
kun: さかん、つく、やから
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “serving”

WordReadingMeaning
おうたい outaidealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to
さら saraserving; helping; course
もり moriserving (of food); helping
こうび koubicopulation (among animals); mating; treading
きゅうじ kyuujiwaiting on a table; serving (at dinner)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot
じむしょ jimushooffice
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
きんじょ kinjoneighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
じゅうしょ juushoaddress (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
きんぞく kinzokumetal
ふぞく fuzokubeing attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to)
ぞくする zokusuruto belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with

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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