Japanese symbol for “bandage”
包帯
ほうたい
Romaji: houtai
bandage; dressing
In Japanese, bandage is 包帯, read ほうたい (houtai).
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, vs, vt bandage; dressing
Written forms: 包帯、繃帯. Readings: ほうたい.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bandage”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| バンデージ | バンデージ bandeeji | bandage |
| 縛帯 | ばくたい bakutai | bandage; dressing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 包囲 | ほうい houi | siege; encirclement; envelopment |
| 包丁 | ほうちょう houchou | kitchen knife |
| 包装 | ほうそう housou | packing; wrapping |
| 包む | つつむ tsutsumu | to wrap up; to pack; to bundle |
| 包み | つつみ tsutsumi | bundle; package; parcel |
| 包括 | ほうかつ houkatsu | inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness |
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying (on one's person or in the hand) |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | zone; area; belt |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bandage”.
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.