Japanese symbol for “validation”
確認
かくにん
Romaji: kakunin
confirmation; verification; validation; review
In Japanese, validation is 確認, read かくにん (kakunin).
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, vt confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “validation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動確 | どうかく doukaku | validation; operation check; checking operation |
| 動作確認 | どうさかくにん dousakakunin | validation; operation check; checking operation |
| 妥当性確認試験 | だとうせいかくにんしけん datouseikakuninshiken | validation (test) |
| 有効化 | ゆうこうか yuukouka | enabling; activation; validation |
| 割引処理 | わりびきしょり waribikishori | discount processing; validation (of a parking ticket) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 確か | たしか tashika | sure; certain; positive |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certain; sure; definite |
| 確保 | かくほ kakuho | securing; obtaining; ensuring |
| 確定 | かくてい kakutei | decision; settlement; confirmation |
| 明確 | めいかく meikaku | clear; precise; definite |
| 認識 | にんしき ninshiki | recognition; awareness; perception |
| 承認 | しょうにん shounin | recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment |
| 認め | みとめ mitome | approval; acceptance; recognition |
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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