Japanese symbol for “status”
格
かく
Romaji: kaku
status; position; rank
In Japanese, status is 格, read かく (kaku).
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, n-suf status; position; rank
- n method; way; style
- n rule; regulation; law
- n case (gramm)
- n figure (form of a syllogism) (logic)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “status”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地位 | ちい chii | (social) position; status; standing |
| 身分 | みぶん mibun | (social) standing; status; position |
| 肩書き | かたがき katagaki | title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company) |
| ステータス | ステータス suteetasu | status |
| 位置 | いち ichi | position; standing; status |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price; value; cost |
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 資格 | しかく shikaku | qualifications; requirements; capabilities |
| 合格 | ごうかく goukaku | passing (an exam); pass; success |
| 格好 | かっこう kakkou | shape; form; figure |
| 格差 | かくさ kakusa | qualitative difference; disparity; gap |
See also: Chinese symbol for “status”.
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.