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Japanese symbol for “bandstand”

Romaji: yaon
outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand

In Japanese, bandstand is , read (yaon).

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 outdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand

Kanji and stroke order

plains, field, rustic
on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-
11 strokes · JLPT 3
sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “bandstand”

WordReadingMeaning
やがいおんがくどう yagaiongakudououtdoor concert hall; band shell; bandstand

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
やきゅう yakyuubaseball
ぶんや bun'yafield; sphere; realm
やさい yasaivegetable
やとう yatouopposition party; the opposition
しや shiyafield of vision; view
へいや heiyaplain; open field
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech

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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