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Japanese symbol for “traditionalist”

Romaji: dentoushugisha
traditionalist

In Japanese, traditionalist is , read (dentoushugisha).

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 traditionalist

Kanji and stroke order

transmit, go along, walk along
on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2
overall, relationship, ruling
on: トウ
kun: す.べる
12 strokes · JLPT 1
lord, chief, master
on: シュ、ス、シュウ
kun: ぬし、おも、あるじ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
righteousness, justice, morality
on: ギ
13 strokes · JLPT 1
someone, person
on: シャ
kun: もの
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんとう dentoutradition; convention
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising
でんせつ densetsulegend; folklore; tradition
てつだい tetsudaihelper; assistant
いでん idenheredity; (genetic) inheritance
いでんし idenshigene
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
とういつ touitsuunity; consolidation; uniformity
しゅぎ shugidoctrine; rule; principle
せいぎ seigijustice; right; righteousness
かんじゃ kanjapatient

See also: Chinese symbol for “traditionalist”.

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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