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Japanese symbol for “valued”

Romaji: totteoki
reserve; spare

In Japanese, valued is , read (totteoki).

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. adj-no, n reserve; spare
  2. adj-no, n treasured; valued
  3. adj-no, n (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

take, fetch, take up
on: シュ
kun: と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “valued”

WordReadingMeaning
とっとき tottokitreasured; valued

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
かいとり kaitoripurchase; buying; buying out
しゅとく shutokuobtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of)
とる toruto take; to pick up; to grab
しゅざい shuzaigathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.)
とりしまりやく torishimariyakucompany director; board member

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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