Japanese symbol for “attachment”
愛着
あいちゃく
Romaji: aichaku
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
In Japanese, attachment is 愛着, read あいちゃく (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
- n, vi, vs attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “attachment”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 執着 | しゅうちゃく shuuchaku | attachment; adhesion; insistence |
| 接続 | せつぞく setsuzoku | connection; attachment; union |
| 愛 | あい ai | attachment; craving; desire |
| 配属 | はいぞく haizoku | assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.) |
| 差し押さえ | さしおさえ sashiosae | seizure; attachment; foreclosure |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恋愛 | れんあい ren'ai | love; romance; tender passion |
| 愛情 | あいじょう aijou | love; affection |
| 可愛い | かわいい kawaii | cute; adorable; charming |
| 愛する | あいする aisuru | to love |
| 愛用 | あいよう aiyou | favorite; favourite; habitually used |
| 愛しい | いとしい itoshii | lovely; dear; beloved |
| 到着 | とうちゃく touchaku | arrival |
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing 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.