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Japanese symbol for “ast”

Romaji: taiseiyouhyoujunji
Atlantic Standard Time; AST

In Japanese, ast is , read (taiseiyouhyoujunji).

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. n Atlantic Standard Time; AST

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4
west, Spain
on: セイ、サイ、ス
kun: にし
6 strokes · JLPT 4
ocean, sea, foreign
on: ヨウ
9 strokes · JLPT 3
signpost, seal, mark
on: ヒョウ
kun: しるべ、しるし
15 strokes · JLPT 2
semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
on: ジュン
kun: じゅん.じる、じゅん.ずる、なぞら.える、のり
13 strokes · JLPT 2
time, hour
on: ジ
kun: とき、-どき
10 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
とうざい touzaieast and west
せいよう seiyouthe West; the Occident; Western countries
とうよう touyouthe East; the Orient; (East) Asia
もくひょう mokuhyougoal; target; aim
じゅんび junbipreparation; arrangements; getting ready
じかん jikantime

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.

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