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Japanese symbol for “transitive”

Romaji: suiiteki
transitive

In Japanese, transitive is , read (suiiteki).

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 transitive

Kanji and stroke order

conjecture, infer, guess
on: スイ
kun: お.す
11 strokes · JLPT 1
shift, move, change
on: イ
kun: うつ.る、うつ.す
11 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
すいしん suishinpropulsion; drive
すいせん suisenrecommendation; referral; endorsement
すいてい suiteipresumption; assumption
すいそく suisokuguess; conjecture
すいり suirireasoning; inference; deduction
すいい suiitransition; change; progress
いどう idoumovement; transfer; migration
いしょく ishokutransplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “transitive”.

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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