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Japanese symbol for “siting”

Romaji: senchi
selection of a site (for a castle, burial mound, etc.); siting

In Japanese, siting is , read (senchi).

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 selection of a site (for a castle, burial mound, etc.); siting

Kanji and stroke order

elect, select, choose
on: セン
kun: えら.ぶ、え.る、よ.る
15 strokes · JLPT 2
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せんしゅ senshuplayer (of a sport); athlete; team member
せんきょ senkyoelection
せんたく sentakuchoice; selection; option
えらぶ erabuto choose; to select; to pick (out)
とうせん tousenbeing elected
よせん yosenpreliminary contest; qualifying round; trial
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe

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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