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Japanese symbol for “ba”

Romaji: bungakushi
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.

In Japanese, ba is , read (bungakushi).

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 Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.

Kanji and stroke order

sentence, literature, style
on: ブン、モン
kun: ふみ、あや
4 strokes · JLPT 3
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
gentleman, scholar, samurai
on: シ
kun: さむらい
3 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんか bunkaculture; civilization; civilisation
もじ mojiletter (of an alphabet); character
ちゅうもん chuumonorder (for an item)
ぶんしょ bunshodocument; writing; letter
ぶんしょう bunshouwriting; composition; essay
ろんぶん ronbunthesis; essay; treatise
がっこう gakkouschool
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
べんごし bengoshilawyer; attorney

See also: Chinese symbol for “ba”.

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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