Japanese symbol for “trustee”
理事
りじ
Romaji: riji
director; trustee
In Japanese, trustee is 理事, read りじ (riji).
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
- n director; trustee
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “trustee”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 評議員 | ひょうぎいん hyougiin | trustee; councillor (councilor) |
| トラスティ | トラスティ torasuti | trustee |
| 管財人 | かんざいにん kanzainin | trustee; receiver; administrator |
| 受託者 | じゅたくしゃ jutakusha | trustee; assignee; consignee |
| 商議員 | しょうぎいん shougiin | counselor; counsellor; trustee |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control; management (e.g. of a business) |
| 料理 | りょうり ryouri | cooking; cookery; cuisine |
| 処理 | しょり shori | processing; dealing with; treatment |
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
See also: Chinese symbol for “trustee”.
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.