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Japanese symbol for “values”

Romaji: kachikan
sense of values; values; value system

In Japanese, values is , read (kachikan).

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 sense of values; values; value system

Kanji and stroke order

value, price
on: カ、ケ
kun: あたい
8 strokes · JLPT 2
price, cost, value
on: チ
kun: ね、あたい
10 strokes · JLPT 2
outlook, look, appearance
on: カン
kun: み.る、しめ.す
18 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひょうか hyoukavaluation; appraisal; evaluation
かち kachivalue; worth; merit
かかく kakakuprice; value; cost
ていか teikalist price; regular price; established price
こうか koukahighly priced; expensive; valuable
ぶっか bukkaprices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
ねだん nedanprice; cost
すうち suuchinumerical value
かんこう kankousightseeing; tourism

See also: Chinese symbol for “values”.

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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