Japanese symbol for “aki”

安芸

あき

Romaji: aki

Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

In Japanese, aki is 安芸, read あき (aki).

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Meanings

n Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)

Kanji and stroke order

安

relax, cheap, low

on: アン
kun: やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか

6 strokes · JLPT 4

芸

technique, art, craft

on: ゲイ、ウン
kun: う.える、のり、わざ

7 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
安全	あんぜん anzen	safety; security
安心	あんしん anshin	peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security
不安	ふあん fuan	anxiety; uneasiness; worry
安定	あんてい antei	stability; steadiness; consistency
不安定	ふあんてい fuantei	instability; insecurity; crankiness
保安	ほあん hoan	peace preservation; security
芸術	げいじゅつ geijutsu	art; the arts
芸能	げいのう geinou	public entertainment; performing arts

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.