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Japanese symbol for “supremacy”

Romaji: shijou
supremacy

In Japanese, supremacy is , read (shijou).

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 supremacy

Kanji and stroke order

climax, arrive, proceed
on: シ
kun: いた.る
6 strokes · JLPT 1
above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “supremacy”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅけん shukensovereignty; supremacy; dominion
ゆうえつ yuuetsusupremacy; predominance; being superior to
ゆうい yuuipredominance; superiority; ascendancy
せいは seihaconquest; domination; supremacy
せいあつ seiatsugaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いたる itaruto arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
しきゅう shikyuuurgent; pressing; immediate
しふく shifukubeatitude; supreme bliss
いたって itattevery much; exceedingly; extremely
ひっし hisshiinevitable; unavoidable; certain
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
じょうしょう joushourising; ascending; climbing

See also: Chinese symbol for “supremacy”.

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.