Japanese symbol for “stamp”
切手
きって
Romaji: kitte
stamp (postage)
In Japanese, stamp is 切手, read きって (kitte).
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 stamp (postage)
- n merchandise certificate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stamp”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 印鑑 | いんかん inkan | stamp; seal |
| 印紙 | いんし inshi | (revenue) stamp |
| 印 | いん in | stamp; seal; chop |
| 押す | おす osu | to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal) |
| スタンプ | スタンプ sutanpu | stamp |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大切 | たいせつ taisetsu | important; significant; serious |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | all; everything; entirety |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 切り | きり kiri | end; finish; place to stop |
| 切る | きる kiru | to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) |
| 親切 | しんせつ shinsetsu | kind; gentle; considerate |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stamp”.
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.