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Japanese symbol for “territorial”

Romaji: zokuchi
territorial

In Japanese, territorial is , read (zokuchi).

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, n-pref territorial (law)

Kanji and stroke order

belong, genus, subordinate official
on: ゾク、ショク
kun: さかん、つく、やから
12 strokes · JLPT 1
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょぞく shozokubelonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to
きんぞく kinzokumetal
ふぞく fuzokubeing attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to)
ぞくする zokusuruto belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with
はいぞく haizokuassignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
ぞくせい zokuseiattribute; property
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
ちきゅう chikyuuEarth; the globe

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.