Chinese symbol for “japanese”
和
hé
(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie
The closest CC-CEDICT match for japanese is 和 (hé), defined as: (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. [han4]); (math.) sum; to make peace; (sports) to draw; to tie; (bound form) harmonious; (bound form) Japan; Japanese.
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.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “japanese”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倭 | wō | dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 和.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 和平 | hé píng | peace; peaceful |
| 共和国 (共和國) | gòng hé guó | republic |
| 和谐 (和諧) | hé xié | harmonious; harmony |
| 和尚 | hé shang | Buddhist monk |
| 共和 | gòng hé | republic; republicanism |
| 温和 (溫和) | wēn hé | mild; gentle |
See also: Japanese symbol for “japanese”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.