Japanese symbol for “wip”
仕掛品
しかけひん
Romaji: shikakehin
work in progress; WIP; goods in process
In Japanese, wip is 仕掛品, read しかけひん (shikakehin).
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 work in progress; WIP; goods in process
Written forms: 仕掛品、仕掛り品、仕掛かり品、仕掛け品. Readings: しかけひん、しかかりひん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 仕方 | しかた shikata | way; method; means |
| 仕組み | しくみ shikumi | structure; construction; arrangement |
| 仕上げ | しあげ shiage | finish; finishing; finishing touches |
| 奉仕 | ほうし houshi | service; ministry; attendance |
| 仕様 | しよう shiyou | way; method; means |
| 掛け | かけ kake | credit |
| 仕掛け | しかけ shikake | device; contrivance; mechanism |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production |
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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