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Japanese symbol for “standardisation”

Romaji: kakuitsu
uniformity; standardization; standardisation

In Japanese, standardisation is , read (kakuitsu).

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-na, n uniformity; standardization; standardisation

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

brush-stroke, picture
on: ガ、カク、エ、カイ
kun: えが.く、かく.する、かぎ.る、はかりごと
8 strokes · JLPT 3
one, one radical (no.1)
on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ
1 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “standardisation”

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうてい hyouteistandardization; standardisation; orientation
かくいつか kakuitsukastandardization; standardisation
かくいつしゅぎ kakuitsushugistandardization; standardisation
きかくか kikakukastandardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
ひょうじゅんか hyoujunkastandardization; standardisation

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいが eigamovie; film; motion picture
まんが mangacartoon; comic; comic strip
けいかく keikakuplan; project; schedule
がぞう gazouimage; picture; portrait
きかく kikakuplanning; plan; project
がめん gamenscreen (of a TV, computer, etc.)
いっしょ issho(doing) together
いちばん ichibannumber one; first; first place

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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