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Japanese symbol for “attachment”

Romaji: aichaku
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

In Japanese, attachment is , read (aichaku).

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, vi, vs attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

Kanji and stroke order

love, affection, favourite
on: アイ
kun: いと.しい、かな.しい、め.でる、お.しむ
13 strokes · JLPT 2
don, arrive, wear
on: チャク、ジャク
kun: き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける
12 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “attachment”

WordReadingMeaning
しゅうちゃく shuuchakuattachment; adhesion; insistence
せつぞく setsuzokuconnection; attachment; union
あい aiattachment; craving; desire
はいぞく haizokuassignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
さしおさえ sashiosaeseizure; attachment; foreclosure

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんあい ren'ailove; romance; tender passion
あいじょう aijoulove; affection
かわいい kawaiicute; adorable; charming
あいする aisuruto love
あいよう aiyoufavorite; favourite; habitually used
いとしい itoshiilovely; dear; beloved
とうちゃく touchakuarrival
みずぎ mizugibathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers

See also: Chinese symbol for “attachment”.

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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