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Japanese symbol for “sweatshop”

Romaji: sakushukoujou
sweatshop

In Japanese, sweatshop is , read (sakushukoujou).

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 sweatshop

Kanji and stroke order

squeeze
on: サク
kun: しぼ.る
13 strokes · JLPT 1
take, fetch, take up
on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり
8 strokes · JLPT 2
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
on: コウ、ク、グ
3 strokes · JLPT 3
location, place
on: ジョウ、チョウ
kun: ば
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さくしゅ sakushuexploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry
さくにゅう sakunyuumilking (a cow, goat, etc.)
しぼりとる shiboritoruto exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone)
あっさく assakupressure; compression; pressing
さくゆ sakuyuoil expression (extraction)
あっさくき assakukicompressor; press
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
かいとり kaitoripurchase; buying; buying out
こうじょう koujoufactory; plant; mill
ばしょ bashoplace; location; spot

See also: Chinese symbol for “sweatshop”.

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.