Japanese symbol for “ballot”
投票
とうひょう
Romaji: touhyou
voting; ballot; poll; vote
In Japanese, ballot is 投票, read とうひょう (touhyou).
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 voting; ballot; poll; vote
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ballot”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 票 | ひょう hyou | vote; ballot |
| 採決 | さいけつ saiketsu | vote; ballot; division |
| バロット | バロット barotto | ballot |
| 票決 | ひょうけつ hyouketsu | vote; ballot |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 投資 | とうし toushi | investment |
| 投稿 | とうこう toukou | contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.) |
| 投げ | なげ nage | throw; throwing |
| 投手 | とうしゅ toushu | pitcher |
| 投入 | とうにゅう tounyuu | throwing in; inserting; depositing (e.g. a ballot) |
| 得票 | とくひょう tokuhyou | number of votes polled; poll votes |
| 開票 | かいひょう kaihyou | counting ballots; tally (of votes) |
| 伝票 | でんぴょう denpyou | chit; slip; ticket |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ballot”.
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.