Japanese symbol for “apostrophe”
頓呼法
とんこほう
Romaji: tonkohou
apostrophe (figure of speech)
In Japanese, apostrophe is 頓呼法, read とんこほう (tonkohou).
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 apostrophe (figure of speech)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “apostrophe”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| アポストロフィ | アポストロフィ aposutorofi | apostrophe |
| 省略符号 | しょうりゃくふごう shouryakufugou | ellipsis points (e.g. ...); suspension points; apostrophe |
| シングルクォーテーション | シングルクォーテーション shingurukuooteeshon | single quotation (mark); apostrophe |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 整頓 | せいとん seiton | orderliness; put in order; tidying up |
| 頓挫 | とんざ tonza | setback; deadlock; standstill |
| 頓着 | とんちゃく tonchaku | being concerned about or mindful of |
| 頓珍漢 | とんちんかん tonchinkan | absurdity; contradiction; incoherence |
| 頓服 | とんぷく tonpuku | dose of medicine to be taken only once; medicine ordered for a single use |
| 素っ頓狂 | すっとんきょう suttonkyou | wild; freakish; madcap |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ yobu | to call out (to); to call; to invoke |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう kokyuu | breathing; respiration |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
See also: Chinese symbol for “apostrophe”.
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.