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Japanese symbol for “socialism”

Romaji: shakaishugi
socialism

In Japanese, socialism is , read (shakaishugi).

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 socialism

Kanji and stroke order

company, firm, office
on: シャ
kun: やしろ
7 strokes · JLPT 4
meeting, meet, party
on: カイ、エ
kun: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる
6 strokes · JLPT 4
lord, chief, master
on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
righteousness, justice, morality
on: ギ
13 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “socialism”

WordReadingMeaning
ソーシャリズム soosharizumusocialism

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいしゃ kaishacompany; corporation; firm
しゃかい shakaisociety; public; community
しゃちょう shachoucompany president; manager; director
しゃいん shaincompany employee
じんじゃ jinjaShinto shrine
ほんしゃ honshahead office; main office; headquarters
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
かいぎ kaigimeeting; conference; session
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness

See also: Chinese symbol for “socialism”.

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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