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Japanese symbol for “signing”

Romaji: kanyuu
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission

In Japanese, signing is , read (kanyuu).

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, vi, vs joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

Kanji and stroke order

add, addition, increase
on: カ
kun: くわ.える、くわ.わる
5 strokes · JLPT 2
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “signing”

WordReadingMeaning
ちょういん chouinsignature; signing; sealing
サインかい sainkaisigning; autograph session
しわほう shiwahoufinger language; signing; sign language

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さんか sankaparticipation; joining; entry
ついか tsuikaaddition; supplement; appending
ぞうか zoukaincrease; rise; growth
かこう kakoumanufacturing; processing; treatment
かめい kameijoining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue

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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