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Japanese symbol for “alliteration”

Romaji: touin
alliteration

In Japanese, alliteration is , read (touin).

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. adj-no, n alliteration

Kanji and stroke order

head, counter for large animals
on: トウ、ズ、ト
kun: あたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり
16 strokes · JLPT 3
rhyme, elegance, tone
on: イン
19 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぼうとう boutoubeginning; opening; start
せんとう sentouhead (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead
ずつう zutsuuheadache
がいとう gaitou(on the) street
ずのう zunouhead; brains
ねんとう nentou(on one's) mind; heed
よいん yoinreverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note
いんりつ inritsumetre (of a poem); meter; rhythm

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.