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Japanese symbol for “bass”

Romaji: teion
low tone; bass; low voice

In Japanese, bass is , read (teion).

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 low tone; bass; low voice

Kanji and stroke order

lower, short, humble
on: テイ
kun: ひく.い、ひく.める、ひく.まる
7 strokes · JLPT 3
sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “bass”

WordReadingMeaning
バス basubass
バス basubass (fish; esp. black bass)
ベース beesubass; low register
コントラバス kontorabasucontrabass; double bass; bass
さいていおんぶ saiteionbubass (line, part)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいてい saiteileast; lowest; minimum
ていか teikafall; decline; lowering
ひくい hikuilow (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
ていおん teionlow temperature
さいていげん saiteigenminimum
ていめい teimeihanging low (of clouds)
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech

See also: Chinese symbol for “bass”.

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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