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Japanese symbol for “adherents”

Romaji: ichimon
family; clan; kin

In Japanese, adherents is , read (ichimon).

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 family; clan; kin
  2. n sect; school; adherents; followers; disciples
  3. n group of related sumo stables (sumo)

Kanji and stroke order

one, one radical (no.1)
on: イチ、イツ
kun: ひと-、ひと.つ
1 strokes · JLPT 4
gate, counter for cannons
on: モン
kun: かど、と
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “adherents”

WordReadingMeaning
いえのころうどう ienokoroudoufollowers; adherents

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いっしょ issho(doing) together
いちばん ichibannumber one; first; first place
ひとつ hitotsuone
いっぱん ippangeneral; universal
いちぶ ichibuone part; one portion; one section
いっぽう ippouone (esp. of two); the other; one way
せんもん senmonspeciality; specialty; special subject of study
ぶもん bumondivision (of a larger group); branch; field

See also: Chinese symbol for “adherents”.

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.