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Japanese symbol for “songwriter”

Romaji: sakushika
lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter

In Japanese, songwriter is , read (sakushika).

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 lyric writer; lyricist; songwriter

Kanji and stroke order

make, production, prepare
on: サク、サ
kun: つく.る、つく.り、-づく.り
7 strokes · JLPT 3
part of speech, words, poetry
on: シ
kun: ことば
12 strokes · JLPT 2
house, home, family
on: カ、ケ
kun: いえ、や、うち
10 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “songwriter”

WordReadingMeaning
さくししゃ sakushishalyric writer; lyricist; songwriter
ソングライター songuraitaasongwriter; song writer

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
つくる tsukuruto make; to produce; to manufacture
さくひん sakuhinwork (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production
さぎょう sagyouwork; operation; task
せいさく seisakuwork (film, book)
さくせん sakusentactics; strategy
そうさ sousaoperation; management; handling
かし kashisong lyrics; words of a song; libretto
だいめいし daimeishipronoun
かぞく kazokufamily

See also: Chinese symbol for “songwriter”.

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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