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Japanese symbol for “transitional”

Romaji: katoteki
transitional

In Japanese, transitional is , read (katoteki).

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. adj-na transitional

Kanji and stroke order

overdo, exceed, go beyond
on: カ
kun: す.ぎる、す.ごす、あやま.ち、あやま.つ
12 strokes · JLPT 2
transit, ford, ferry
on: ト
kun: わた.る、-わた.る、わた.す
12 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “transitional”

WordReadingMeaning
いこうせい ikouseitransitional

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かこ kakothe past; bygone days
すぎ sugipast; after
かてい kateiprocess; course; mechanism
けいか keikapassage (of time); elapsing; lapse
つうか tsuukapassing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); transit
かじょう kajouexcess; surplus; superabundance
わたす watasuto ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to traverse
じょうと joutotransfer; assignment; conveyance
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “transitional”.

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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