Japanese symbol for “almanac”
暦
こよみ
Romaji: koyomi
calendar; almanac
In Japanese, almanac is 暦, read こよみ (koyomi).
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, suf calendar; almanac
Written forms: 暦. Readings: こよみ、れき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “almanac”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年鑑 | ねんかん nenkan | yearbook; almanac; annual |
| 暦本 | れきほん rekihon | books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac |
| アルマナック | アルマナック arumanakku | almanac |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西暦 | せいれき seireki | Common Era; CE; Christian Era |
| 旧暦 | きゅうれき kyuureki | Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar |
| 還暦 | かんれき kanreki | kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle |
| 暦年 | れきねん rekinen | calendar year; civil year; time |
| 新暦 | しんれき shinreki | the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar |
| 陰暦 | いんれき inreki | lunar calendar |
See also: Chinese symbol for “almanac”.
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.