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Japanese symbol for “whenever”

Romaji: tsudo
each (every) time; whenever

In Japanese, whenever is , read (tsudo).

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 each (every) time; whenever

Kanji and stroke order

metropolis, capital, all
on: ト、ツ
kun: みやこ
11 strokes · JLPT 3
degrees, occurrence, time
on: ド、ト、タク
kun: たび、-た.い
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “whenever”

WordReadingMeaning
たびに tabinieach time; every time; whenever (something happens)
いつなりと itsunarito(at) any time; whenever
につけ nitsukeevery time; whenever; as
につけて nitsuketeevery time; whenever; as
というと toiutowhenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とし toshitown; city; municipal
つごう tsugoucircumstances; condition; convenience
しゅと shuto(national) capital (city); metropolis
とない tonaiwithin the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
きょうと kyoutoKyoto (city, prefecture)
とかい tokaicity
ていど teidodegree; amount; grade
こんど kondothis time; now

See also: Chinese symbol for “whenever”.

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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