Japanese symbol for “tailoring”
調整
ちょうせい
Romaji: chousei
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation
In Japanese, tailoring is 調整, read ちょうせい (chousei).
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, vs, vt adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tailoring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕立て | したて shitate | tailoring; sewing; cut |
| 仕立物 | したてもの shitatemono | sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation; examination; inquiry |
| 調べ | しらべ shirabe | investigation; inspection; examination |
| 調子 | ちょうし choushi | tune; tone; key |
| 体調 | たいちょう taichou | physical condition; state of health; shape |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう junchou | favourable; favorable; doing well |
| 整備 | せいび seibi | maintenance; servicing |
| 整理 | せいり seiri | sorting; arrangement; organization |
| 整形 | せいけい seikei | orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery |
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.