Japanese symbol for “urbanization”
都市化
としか
Romaji: toshika
urbanization; urbanisation
In Japanese, urbanization is 都市化, read としか (toshika).
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, vs urbanization; urbanisation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “urbanization”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 市街化 | しがいか shigaika | urbanization; urbanisation |
| 都会化 | とかいか tokaika | urbanization; urbanisation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 都市 | とし toshi | town; city; municipal |
| 都合 | つごう tsugou | circumstances; condition; convenience |
| 首都 | しゅと shuto | (national) capital (city); metropolis |
| 都内 | とない tonai | within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area |
| 京都 | きょうと kyouto | Kyoto (city, prefecture) |
| 都会 | とかい tokai | city |
| 市場 | いちば ichiba | (town) market; (street) market; marketplace |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “urbanization”.
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.