Japanese symbol for “uniform”
制服
せいふく
Romaji: seifuku
uniform
In Japanese, uniform is 制服, read せいふく (seifuku).
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 uniform
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “uniform”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一様 | いちよう ichiyou | uniform; equal; even |
| 一律 | いちりつ ichiritsu | uniform; even; across-the-board |
| 均等 | きんとう kintou | equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform |
| ユニフォーム | ユニフォーム yunifoomu | uniform |
| 正装 | せいそう seisou | full dress; formal dress; uniform |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 制作 | せいさく seisaku | work (film, book) |
| 規制 | きせい kisei | regulation; (traffic) policing; control |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | attire; dress; clothes |
| 洋服 | ようふく youfuku | Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “uniform”.
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.