Japanese symbol for “academy”
学園
がくえん
Romaji: gakuen
educational institution; school; academy; campus
In Japanese, academy is 学園, read がくえん (gakuen).
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 educational institution; school; academy; campus
Written forms: 学園、學園. Readings: がくえん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “academy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学会 | がっかい gakkai | learned society; scientific society; academy |
| 学院 | がくいん gakuin | institute; academy |
| アカデミー | アカデミー akademii | academy |
| 翰林院 | かんりんいん kanrin'in | academy; institute |
| 英国学士院 | えいこくがくしいん eikokugakushiin | The British Academy; The Academy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 公園 | こうえん kouen | (public) park |
| 幼稚園 | ようちえん youchien | kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool |
| 庭園 | ていえん teien | garden; park |
See also: Chinese symbol for “academy”.
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.