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Japanese symbol for “assurance”

Romaji: anshin
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety

In Japanese, assurance is , read (anshin).

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-na, n, vi peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

relax, cheap, low
on: アン
kun: やす.い、やす.まる、やす、やす.らか
6 strokes · JLPT 4
heart, mind, spirit
on: シン
kun: こころ、-ごころ
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “assurance”

WordReadingMeaning
ほしょう hoshouguarantee; security; assurance
うけあい ukeaiassurance; guarantee
アシュアランス ashuaransuassurance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あんぜん anzensafety; security
ふあん fuananxiety; uneasiness; worry
あんてい anteistability; steadiness; consistency
ふあんてい fuanteiinstability; insecurity; crankiness
ほあん hoanpeace preservation; security
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
しんぱい shinpaiworry; concern; anxiety
かんしん kanshinconcern; interest

See also: Chinese symbol for “assurance”.

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.