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Japanese symbol for “upgrading”

Romaji: juujitsu
fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality

In Japanese, upgrading is , read (juujitsu).

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, vi, vs fullness; completeness; perfection; substantiality
  2. n, vi, vs enhancement; improvement; enrichment; upgrading
  3. n, vi, vs replenishment; repletion

Kanji and stroke order

allot, fill
on: ジュウ
kun: あ.てる、み.たす
6 strokes · JLPT 1
reality, truth, seed
on: ジツ、シツ
kun: み、みの.る、まこと、みの
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “upgrading”

WordReadingMeaning
かくあげ kakuagestatus elevation; upgrading; promotion
こうどか koudokaincrease in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ほじゅう hojuureplenishment; supplementation; supplement
じゅうでん juudencharging (electrically)
かくじゅう kakujuuexpansion
じゅうまん juumanbeing filled with; being full of; permeation
あてる ateruto assign; to set aside
じっさい jissaireality; actuality; truth
じつは jitsuhaas a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth
じじつ jijitsufact; truth; reality

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.