Japanese symbol for “site”
敷地
しきち
Romaji: shikichi
site; plot; lot; grounds
In Japanese, site is 敷地, read しきち (shikichi).
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 site; plot; lot; grounds
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “site”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会場 | かいじょう kaijou | assembly hall; meeting place; venue |
| 現地 | げんち genchi | actual place; actual location; the spot |
| サイト | サイト saito | site |
| 用地 | ようち youchi | site |
| 現場 | げんば genba | (on) site; (on) the ground; (in) the field |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 屋敷 | やしき yashiki | residence; estate; grounds |
| 下敷き | したじき shitajiki | desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay |
| 座敷 | ざしき zashiki | tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room |
| 敷居 | しきい shikii | threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill |
| 倉敷 | くらしき kurashiki | Kurashiki (city) |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
See also: Chinese symbol for “site”.
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.