Japanese symbol for “bank”
銀行
ぎんこう
Romaji: ginkou
bank; banking institution
In Japanese, bank is 銀行, read ぎんこう (ginkou).
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 bank; banking institution
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “bank”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岸 | きし kishi | bank; coast; shore |
| 堤防 | ていぼう teibou | bank; weir; embankment |
| 堤 | つつみ tsutsumi | bank; embankment; dike |
| 銀 | ぎん gin | bank |
| 土手 | どて dote | embankment; bank |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀河 | ぎんが ginga | Milky Way |
| 銀座 | ぎんざ ginza | Ginza (district in Tokyo) |
| 水銀 | すいぎん suigin | mercury (Hg) |
| 銀貨 | ぎんか ginka | silver coin |
| 日本銀行 | にっぽんぎんこう nipponginkou | Bank of Japan; BOJ |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action; conduct; behaviour |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform; to do; to conduct oneself |
| 行き | いき iki | the way there; outbound leg; outbound trip |
See also: Chinese symbol for “bank”.
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.