Japanese symbol for “system”
制度
せいど
Romaji: seido
system; institution; organization; organisation
In Japanese, system is 制度, read せいど (seido).
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Meanings
- n system; institution; organization; organisation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “system”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 系 | けい kei | system; lineage; group |
| 制 | せい sei | system; organization; organisation |
| 系統 | けいとう keitou | system |
| 体系 | たいけい taikei | system; organization; organisation |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 制作 | せいさく seisaku | work (film, book) |
| 規制 | きせい kisei | regulation; (traffic) policing; control |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree; amount; grade |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time; now |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year |
See also: Chinese symbol for “system”.
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.