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Japanese symbol for “wc”

Romaji: sekaizahyou
world coordinate; WC

In Japanese, wc is , read (sekaizahyou).

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 world coordinate; WC (comp)

Kanji and stroke order

generation, world, society
on: セイ、セ、ソウ
kun: よ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
world, boundary
on: カイ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
squat, seat, cushion
on: ザ
kun: すわ.る
10 strokes · JLPT 2
signpost, seal, mark
on: ヒョウ
kun: しるべ、しるし
15 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “wc”

WordReadingMeaning
せかいざひょうけい sekaizahyoukeiworld coordinates; WC

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
せだい sedaigeneration
せいき seikicentury
よのなか yononakasociety; the world; the times
せけん sekenworld; society; people
せたい setaihousehold; family
ぎょうかい gyoukaibusiness world; business circles; (the) industry
げんかい genkailimit; bound
ざせき zasekiseat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “wc”.

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.