Japanese symbol for “utilitarian”
実用的
じつようてき
Romaji: jitsuyouteki
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
In Japanese, utilitarian is 実用的, read じつようてき (jitsuyouteki).
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
- adj-na practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “utilitarian”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 功利主義者 | こうりしゅぎしゃ kourishugisha | utilitarian |
| 功利的 | こうりてき kouriteki | utilitarian |
| 実利主義者 | じつりしゅぎしゃ jitsurishugisha | utilitarian |
| 即物的 | そくぶつてき sokubutsuteki | practical; matter-of-fact; realistic |
| 実利的 | じつりてき jitsuriteki | practical; utilitarian |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement; implementation; putting into practice |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use; application; employment |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
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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