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Japanese symbol for “shorthand”

Romaji: sokki
shorthand; stenography

In Japanese, shorthand is , read (sokki).

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 shorthand; stenography

Kanji and stroke order

quick, fast
on: ソク
kun: はや.い、はや-、はや.める、すみ.やか
10 strokes · JLPT 2
scribe, account, narrative
on: キ
kun: しる.す
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “shorthand”

WordReadingMeaning
そっきじゅつ sokkijutsushorthand; stenography
ショートハンド shootohandoshorthand

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうそく kousokuhigh-speed; rapid; express
そくど sokudospeed; velocity; pace
きゅうそく kyuusokurapid (e.g. progress)
かそく kasokuacceleration; speeding up
じそく jisokuspeed (per hour)
げんそく gensokudeceleration
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
きねん kinencommemoration; celebration; remembrance

See also: Chinese symbol for “shorthand”.

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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