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Japanese symbol for “tally”

Romaji: shuukei
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes)

In Japanese, tally is , read (shuukei).

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, vs, vt totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up

Kanji and stroke order

gather, meet, congregate
on: シュウ
kun: あつ.まる、あつ.める、つど.う
12 strokes · JLPT 3
plot, plan, scheme
on: ケイ
kun: はか.る、はか.らう
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “tally”

WordReadingMeaning
かいひょう kaihyoucounting ballots; tally (of votes)
タリー tariitally
わりふ warifutally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
ふ futally
ふせつ fusetsutally; check

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
へんしゅう henshuuediting; compilation
ぼしゅう boshuurecruitment; invitation; selection
しゅうだん shuudangroup; mass
しゅうちゅう shuuchuuconcentration (on a task); focusing one's attention
とくしゅう tokushuufeature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
しゅうしゅう shuushuucollecting; accumulating; gathering
けいかく keikakuplan; project; schedule
せっけい sekkeiplan; design; layout

See also: Chinese symbol for “tally”.

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.

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